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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Rembrandt delt"; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the collection of Mr Reynolds / CR edit"; inscr. verso c. in pencil "38 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER REMBRANDT, Harmensz van Rijn; (Dutch; 1606-1669) 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.
Rembrandt's drawing belonged to the leading portrait painter Joshua Reynolds. Owner of the greatest collections of old master drawings and paintings in the country, Reynolds firmly believed in the importance of studying the old masters. He lent 15 drawings for Rogers' project, 3 were by Rembrand who was as admired in the 18th century as he is today.
There was a keen interest in Dutch artists in Rogers' circle, partly due to the influence of Arthur Pond who had encouraged many of them at the start of their collecting careers. Hudson's pupil Joshua Reynolds, initially critical of its tendancy to follow nature over a pursuit of the ideal, came to greatly admire Rembrandt.
In this case, two drawings have been etched on one plate. Throughout his career Rembrandt made informal figure studies of ordinary people. He | 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 : OLD : IMITATION : DRAWING : GENRE : REYNOLDS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : STUDY : HAT : | 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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