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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "W.W.Ryland sct. 1764"; inscr on plate b. c. "BATHSHEBA / Apd CR Editm"; inscr on plate b. l. "Boucher delt."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "23 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER BOUCHER, Francois; (French; 1703-1770) 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' collection, one of the best in the country. He was among the few British collectors to have met Boucher, one of France's leading 18th century painters. Boucher's work was highly popular with collectors throughout his career and although he was criticised in later years for his unworthy choice of subject matter, Rogers wrote very highly of him.
The drawing's title refers to Bathsheba, the wife of an Israelite soldier. Whilst Uriah was away fighting King David fell in love with Bathsheba whom he saw bathing. In his notes, Rogers questioned whether Boucher intended this as a depiction of Bathsheba or simply a bathing woman. | 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: | BATHSCHEBA : NUDE : STATUE : ROCOCO : TREE : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : RELIGION : OLD TESTAMENT : | 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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