|
Date: |
|
Description: | IU, unbound volume s. b. r. "Thos Major sculpt."; inscr. b. l. "H. Gravelot invt."; inscr b. c. "Publishe'd acording to Act of Parliament 27 May ,1754."; inscr. on plaque "Engraved and Sold by THOMAS MAJOR, Engraver to his Royal Highness, THE PRINCE OF WALES at the Golden Head in Chandois Street near St. Martins Lane LONDON." CRE MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) AFTER GRAVELOT, Hubert Francois; (French; 1699-1773) PUB MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) This volume was part of William Hunter's original bequest. It contains 44 prints after paintings primarily by Dutch and Flemish 17th century masters. The majority of the prints were etched by English engraver Thomas Major between 1744 and 1754. For some of this time Major was studying in Paris under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (1707-83), tutor to many of the century's best engravers. Hunter and Major knew each other.
Around 1754 Major began selling collections of his work and had this print designed as a frontispiece to the collection. It was designed by Hubert Gravelot, a French engraver active in London from whom Major had received his initial training and with whom he had travelled to France. In its sea shell inspired curves and elaborate nature the design shows the influence of the French Rococo style which both Gravelot and Major must have seen much of in France. The title in both French and English suggests that Major was aiming for both the French and English markets. | 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: | TITLE PAGE : DESIGN : DRAWING : ROCOCO : CARTOUCHE : CHERUB : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : PAINTING : | 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 |
|
|