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Description: | IH, unbound volume inscr. b.l. "D. Teniers pinxt." and "Publish'd according to Act of / Parliament June 12th.1749." and "[In the Collection / at Carlton House]"; inscr. b.r. "T.Major Sculpt." and "No.10"; inscr. b.c. "This Print Ingrav'd from an Original Painting of the same size, by David Teniers, in the Collection of his ROYAL HIGHNESS FREDERIC PRINCE OF WALES, is with the utmost Duty and Respect / Humbly Dedicated to his ROYAL HIGHNESS by Thos. Major. London Sold by the aAuthor in West Street at the Golden Head the upper end of St Martin's Lane." 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.
This is one of 17 prints after Teniers in the volume and such outdoor peasant scenes were typical subject matter for him. Dutch and Flemish genre scenes were very popular among 18th century collectors in both Britain and France. Le Bas had specialised in etchings after Teniers and encouraged his pupils to do the same.
The painting was in the collection of Frederick Prince of Wales (1707-51) and Major has dedicated the engraving to him. A year after its publication he was made Engraver in Ordinary to the Prince. | 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: | GENRE : VILLAGE : HUNTER VOLUME : PUBLIC HOUSE : CONVERSATION : THATCH : PIPE : 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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