Saint Peter [William BAILLIE after RUBENS, c.1790]

Saint Peter

Sanctus Petrus.

Etching / engraving on wove paper.
Sheet size: 15,1 x 22,4 cm. Image size: 14,7 x 18,5 cm.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by William Baillie after Pieter Paul Rubens. William Baillie (1723-1810) was an Irish printmaker and art dealer. He joined the British Army around 1742, serving until 1761 and reaching the rank of Captain. His earliest dated print, a portrait of John Golding (Meyer, no. 28) is from 1753. On another (M 81), undated, he acknowledged art instruction from Nathaniel Hone (i). Baillie exhibited prints at the Society of Artists from 1762 and visited The Hague in 1763 to purchase paintings for James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1736?1802). Many of his prints reproduce Dutch 17th-century drawings or paintings in his own, or aristocratic collections. He also specialized in prints of Rembrandt’s graphic works. Baillie etched a reversed copy of Rembrandt’s print Three Trees (M 80), adding fork lightning. He owned three Rembrandt plates, including that for the Hundred Guilder Print, which he reworked in 1775. His collected prints went through eight editions between 1776 and 1824.

Condition: Good, given age. Some remains of glue from previous attachment on rear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: SAINT PETER-SANCTUS PETRUS

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