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Description: | IU, unbound volume inscr. b.l. "P, Wouvermans pinx."; inscr. b.r. "T.Major Sculp." and "No.3."; inscr. b.c. "LE MANEGE. / Dedie a Messire Marc-Rene de Voyer Marquis d'Argenson, / Marechal de Camp des Arnees du Roy, Lieutenant General de la Province d'Alsace, Gouverneur de Romorantin. / Tire de son Cabinet; et Grave de la meme grandeur que l'Original Parson tres-humble et tre Obeissant Serviteur T. Major. / A Londres chez l'Auteur Graveur de S.A.R. Frederic Prince de Galles, a la Tete d'or dans West Street" CRE MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) AFTER WOUWERMAN, Philips; (Dutch; 1619-1668) 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 4 prints after paintings by Wouwerman in the volume; the other three were engraved by Andre Laurent (see Glaha 16924, 16925, 16940). Examples of Wouwerman's work could be found in the leading 18th century collections of Dutch and Flemish masters in both France and England. The subject of a riding school was one he tackled many times in his career.
The painting was in the collection of Marc-Rene de Voyer, 3rd Marquis d'Argenson (1722-87) who had become a friend after his father, the 2nd Marquis, had helped to secure Major's release from the Bastille where he had been incarcerated shortly after his arrival in Paris. Major dedicated this and one other engraving (see Glaha 16917) to the Marquis and published them both in Paris. | 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: | HUNTER VOLUME : HORSE : DOG : 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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