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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 6) inscr. on plate below image "Serenissima Maria Beatrix D.G. AngliƦ Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina &ct."; inscr. on plate b.l. "N. de Largillierre Pinxit" and "I Smith fecit"; inscr. on plate b.c. "Cum Privilegio Regis."; inscr. on plate b.r. "Sold by Alex Brown at ye blen / ballcony in little Queen Street."; inscr. on page t.r. hand-written in brown ink "13" CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER LARGILLIERE, Nicolas de; (French; 1656-1746) PUB BROWNE, Alexander; (English; active 1659-1706) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of three volumes which together contain 488 mezzotints, almost all made or published by John Smith. About two thirds are portraits of eminent late Stuart, early Hanoverian persons, and one third fancy and mythological subjects.
Instrumental in raising the standard of mezzotint portraits, Smith was the first British printmaker to gain a European reputation, and examples of his work were essential for any serious early to mid 18th century European print collection.
Hunter's set of volumes is a rare surviving example of a comprehensive collection of mezzotints compiled in the 1730s.
Mary of Modena was the second wife of Stuart king, James II and mother to James Stuart the 'Old Pretender'. After the invasion of William of Orange, James and Mary lived in exile in France. Their portraits were painted by Largillierre who had a successful portrait painting career in Paris. Smith created a set of Royal portraits covering the Stuart and Hanoverian dynasties up to George II. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : HALF-LENGTH : ALBUM : OVAL : PEARLS : QUEEN : LACE : JAMES II : VOLUME : HUNTER VOLUME : STUARTS : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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