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Description: | IH, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1764"; inscr. on plate b. l. "il Guercino delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apd. CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "13 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER GUERCINO, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; (Italian; 1591-1666) 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 drawing is one of 42 from Rogers' own collection which was one of the best in the country.
The story depicted is from the second book of Samuel in the Old Testament. Amnon and Absalom were half brothers and sons of King David. When Amnon raped their sister, Absalom sought revenge, ordering his men to kill Amnon while he was drunk.
The drawings of Bolognese painter Guercino were among the most sought after by eighteenth century collectors in England and Rogers included 10 in his volume. They were admired for their energy and their appeal was no doubt increased by George III's acquisition of more than 800 of his drawings in the early 1760s. | 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: | MURDER : OLD TESTAMENT : DRAWING : IMITATION : WINDSOR : IMITATION : DRAWING : SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL : HUNTER VOLUME : REVENGE : STUDY : ROYAL COLLECTION : REPRODUCTIVE : BAROQUE : BIBLICAL : RELIGION : | 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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