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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Filippo Lauri delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of Mr Thos Hudson, Painter. / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "16 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER LAURI, Filippo; (Italian; 1623-1694) 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.
Lauri's drawing belonged to the portrait painter and art collector Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) who lent another nine drawings to Rogers, a number surpassed only by his former pupil Joshua Reynolds who lent 15.
Corsica and the Satyr were characters in 'Il Pastor Fido' (The Faithful Shepherd), the most notable work of the Italian poet Guarini (1538-1612). Corsica escaped from the satyr by slipping from her headdress by which he was dragging her.
Lauri trained under his brother Francesco, a follower of Andrea Sacchi and of the leading figures of the Bolognese school. Rogers and his contemporaries would have been interested in the fact that Lauri worked with Claude Lorrain inserting figures into Claude's landscapes. This is one of two drawings by Lauri in the volume (Glaha 9027). | 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: | SATYR : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUDSON : ALLEGORY : HUNTER VOLUME : MYTHOLOGY : REPRODUCTIVE : PAGAN : | 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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