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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "il Guercino delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of Mr Thos Hudson, Painter / CR edit."; inscr. on plate t. c. "Veni, inebriemus eum Vino, domiamusque cum eo."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "39 [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.
The drawing belonged to portrait painter and collector Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) who lent another nine drawings to Rogers.
The story depicted is from the old testament in the bible. Following the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his daughters lived for a time in isolation in a cave. Anxious to continue their family line and fearing that there were no men left for them to marry, Lot's daughters made their father drunk so that they could become pregnant by him.
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: | RELIGION : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUDSON : OLD TESTAMENT : LOT : DAUGHTER : STUDY : EXODUS : DRUNKENESS : WINE : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : BAROQUE : | 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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