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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Carlo Marratti delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apd. CR editm."; inscr on plate t. c. "Carlo Maratti."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "48 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER MARATTA, Carlo; (Italian; 1625-1713) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
This is one of 42 drawings from Rogers' own collection which one of the best in the country. It was part of a large group of artist's portraits which Rogers had purchased from the Florentine collector Gabburri. According to his notes, it had previously been in the collection of Benedetto Luti, gifted to him by the artist.
Carlo Maratti was highly regarded in the 18th century and considered the last great painter of the Roman classical tradition started by Raphael. | 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: | PORTRAIT : ARTIST : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUNTER VOLUME : ARTIST'S PORTRAIT : REPRODUCTIVE : | 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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