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Description: | IU, unbound volume inscr. b.l. "D. Teniers pinx."; inscr. b. r. "T. Major Sculp 1746" and "2."; inscr. b.c. "La petite Noces de Village / Grave d'apresle Tableau Original de David Teniers. / A Paris Chez l'Auteur rue St. Jacques vis a vis les Charniers St. Benoist." CRE MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) AFTER TENIERS, David; (Flemish; c.1610-1690) PUB MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this volume 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. During this time Major studied in Paris under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (1707-83), tutor to many of the century's best engravers, and on his return to England developed a reputation as one of the best engravers of his day. Hunter commissioned Major to engrave an anatomical drawing for him.
Major published this print in Paris. It is one of 17 prints after Teniers in the volume. Dutch and Flemish genre paintings were very popular in France and England at this time and Le Bas, who excelled in capturing the spirit of these works, encouraged his pupils to make etchings after Teniers. Such outdoor peasant celebrations were common subject matter for Teniers. This painting was apparently also engraved by Sanba, active in Paris 1745-53. | 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: | MARRIAGE : GENRE : CELEBRATION : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : PAINTING : PEASANT : HOLIDAY : DOG : DANCING : : | 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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