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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1764"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Rafaelle delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of John Barnard Esqr. / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "26 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER RAPHAEL, Raffaello Santi; (Italian; 1483-1520) 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.
The original Raphael drawing is stamped with the collector mark of John Barnard (1709-1784), which is often a sign of quality. Barnard was among the leading connoisseurs of his day. Many of his drawings came from the most illustrious collections of the previous generation and he owned a number of drawings by Raphael. Then as now, drawings by Raphael were highly sought after by collectors. This is one of five drawings by Raphael represented in the volume (Glaha 9021, 9024, 9079, 9080).
Rogers' text notes that this group of figures was used by Raphael in a larger composition for a Lamentation in pen and ink. That drawing is in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Saint Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus and donated his family tomb for the burial of his body. | 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: | RELIGION : NEW TESTAMENT : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUNTER VOLUME : SAINT : KNEELING : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : RENAISSANCE : | 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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