Name: Antique Master Print-LADY-SITTING-IN-A-CHAIR-Watson-Rubens-1778
SKU: PCO-3378
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Antique Master Print-LADY-SITTING-IN-A-CHAIR-Watson-Rubens-1778

€395.00

‘RUBENS PINXIT / G. FARINGTON DELIN.T / JAMES WATSON SCULPSIT / LADY SITTING IN A CHAIR / IN THE GALLERY AT HOUGHTON / PUBLISHED DEC.R 1.ST 1778 BY JOHN BOYDELL ENGRAVER IN CHEAPSIDE LONDON’

– Portrait of an elderly woman seated in a carved wooden chair, wearing a dark gown and prominent ruff collar. Strong light-dark contrast typical of mezzotint. Arched top image field.

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Description

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 46 x 58 cm (18.11 x 22.83 inch). Image size: 30.5 x 45.5 cm. (12.01 x 17.91 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RUBENS, JAMES WATSON, GEORGE FARINGTON, JOHN BOYDELL, MEZZOTINT, HOUGHTON GALLERY, SEATED WOMAN, 18TH CENTURY, BRITISH PRINTMAKING | PCO-B2-24

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published as part of the Houghton Gallery by John Boydell, London, 1778.

Reference: Schneevoogt 191.318; Chaloner Smith IV.1548.167.

Biography engraver: James Watson (c. 1740-1790) was an Irish mezzotint engraver active in London. Renowned for his refined technique and portraits after both contemporary and Old Master artists.

Biography artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter celebrated for his dynamic compositions and portraits. George Farington (1752-1788) was a British draughtsman who provided drawings for Boydell’s projects.