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Description: | IH CRE Gravure Hanfstaengl AFTER ARMITAGE, Edward; (English; 1817-1896) After a painting by Edward Armitage, who besides being a painter, was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. His self-portrait appears in the centre, wearing a top hat and holding a cigarette. Various portraits are incorporated, including - far left and far right - F. Buchanan White and J.W.Douglas. A book of the Hanfstaengl photogravures entitled Pictures and Drawings Selected from the works of Edward Armitage, RA was produced in 1898, when After an Entomological Sale appeared as Plate XLVI with the following description: "The picture painted in 1878, depicts a scene at a beetle auction. The figure standing in the centre is the portrait of the painter. He is surrounded by his friends P.H. Calderon, J.E. Hodgson, F.A. Winkfield and others." "Beati possidentes" is Latin and means "blessed are the owners".
The painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1879 as no 71 'Apres une vente entomologique: felicitations et regards' | 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: | ENTOMOLOGY : INSECTS : AUCTION SALE : | 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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