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Description: | IU, unbound volume inscr. b.l. "Ferg pinxt." and "{Publish'd accordg. to Act / of Parlit. Decr. 10th.1754}"; inscr. b.r. "Major Sculpt." and "No.1."; inscr. b.c. "SUMMER / Engrav'd from an Original Picture of the same size in the collection of Gilbert East Esqr. / London Sold by T Major Engraver to his R.H. the Prince of Wales at the Golden Head in Chandois Street near St. Martins Lane." CRE MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) AFTER FERG, Franz de Paula; (Austrian; 1689-1740) 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.
This is one of a series of the four seasons after Austrian artist Franz de Paula Ferg (see also Glaha 16928, 16929, 16930). There was a popular market for series of times of day or seasons and prints were often sold as sets. Very little is known about the collector who owned the paintings, Gilbert East. | 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: | SEASONS : LOVERS : DOG : PARROT : GARDENS : SCULPTURE : HUNTER VOLUME : 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 |
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