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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "F. Bartolozzi sc."; inscr. on plate b. l. "Guercino inv."; inscr. in pencil outside plate t. r. "14" CRE BARTOLOZZI, Francesco; (Italian; 1725-1815) AFTER GUERCINO, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, (Italian; 1591-1666) PUB DALTON, Richard (1715-1791) This volume is part of William Hunter's bequest. The prints were commissioned by Richard Dalton, Librarian to George III, in the 1760s. They focus on the King's unrivalled collection of more than 800 drawings by Guercino, largely assembled by Dalton on visits made to Italy to enrich his royal patron's art holdings. The volume promoted the Royal Collection and served the market for prints after Guercino who was particularly popular among eighteenth-century English connoisseurs. They were mainly etched by Bartolozzi, hailed as Italy's best engraver, who was brought to London by Dalton in 1763.
The original drawing for this print is now attributed to Guercino's school. It has not been connected with any known painting. The print is one of two in the volume after drawings depicting the Virgin and Child with a book, see Glaha 16481. There are another five on the subject of the Virgin and Child or the Holy Family. The subject was common in Baroque painting which sought to re-affirm the values of the Catholic faith. It was not uncommon for Bartolozzi to slightly elaborate on the original drawings in his engravings. In this case he has added a gentle smile to the Virgin's lips. | 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: | MADONNA : WINDSOR : DRAWING : IMITATION : NUDE : CHILD : BOOK : READ : HUNTER VOLUME : ROYAL COLLECTION : BAROQUE : RELIGIOUS : | 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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