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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Fra. Albano delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of John Richardson Esqr. / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "35 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER ALBANI, Francesco; (Italian; 1578-1660) 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.
Albani's drawing belonged to Jonathan Richardson the younger (1694-1771)., the son of leading connoisseur and collector Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745). After his father's death much of the collection was bought up by the next generation of discerning collectors but Jonathan retained a small portion of it.
A note on the back of this drawing lists the artists represented although it does not connect them with particular figures. The artists named are Lanfranco, Badalacchio, Gessi, Cavedone and Tiarini.
Albani, an important figure in the development of the classical ideal in Bolognese painting, followed on from the Carracci, and tutored some of the key artists of the next generation. | 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: | MUSICIAN : IMITATION : DRAWING : CARICATURE : RICHARDSON : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : | 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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