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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1762"; inscr. on plate b. l. "il Guercino delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the collection of George Earl of Cholmondeley. / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "40 [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. Guercino's drawing belonged to the politician George, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (1703-1770) who lent four drawings to Rogers' project.
In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of chastity and she is seen here burning the arrows of cupid in an allegorical depiction of the triumph of chastity over love.
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: | MYTHOLOGY : CUPID : VENUS : ARROW : IMITATION : DRAWING : CHOLMONDELEY : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : PAGAN : FIRE : CLASSICAL : 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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