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Description: | RU inscr. in pencil b.r. "Dr Hunter"; inscr in pencil on verso 'Dr Hunter / Drawn by Cha Grignion / in the Royal Academy / whilst the Dr was standing for his Portrait / to Mr Zoffany' (the writing was erased when the drawing was cleaned in the 1950s) CRE GRIGNION, Charles; (English; 1754-1804) Charles Grignion Junior was among the first students of the Royal Academy, where he registered aged 17 in 1769 as a painter. Around 1772, Zoffany was engaged in taking the portraits of the Royal Academicians for a group portrait commissioned by the King. Charles Grignion, by then aged 20, was also present. Eight drawings of the academicians by the artist, including Dr William Hunter 's likeness, have survived. Interestingly, they are described as being drawn whilst they were standing for their portraits to Zoffany. | 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 : STUDY : WILLIAM HUNTER : MEDICINE : ENGRAVERS DRAWING : | 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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