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Description: | IH, unbound volum inscr. b.l. "Van der Velde pinx."; inscr. b.r. "T.Major sculp."; inscr. b.c. "LE CALME. / Grave d'apres le Tableau original de Vandervelde de 15. pouces de large sur 12. pouces de haut. / A Londres chez l'Auteur Graveur de S.A.R. le Prince de Galles, a la Tete d'or dans West Street." CRE MAJOR, Thomas; (English; c.1714-1799) AFTER VAN DE VELDE, Willem; (Dutch; 1633-1707) 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 the only print after Van de Velde in the volume. The Van de Veldes were a Dutch family of painters of marine subjects. It is not certain whether this print is after Willem Van de Velde the Elder or Younger, although the latter was known for his calm scenes. Both father and son settled in England where their work was much admired for several generations.
Major sold the original painting to the Earl of Egremont in April 1751. The French inscriptions suggest that he may have bought and engraved the painting in France but he published the print in England, possibly in an attempt to raise interest in the painting before the sale. | 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: | : MARINE : SAIL : SEA : WEATHER : 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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