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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "W.W. Ryland sct. 1762"; inscr. on plate b. l. "il Guercino delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apd. CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "42 [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. This is one of 42 drawings from Rogers' own collection, one of the best in the country.
Rogers did not write notes for this print, which is one of the very few genre scenes included in his selection. Genre subjects were considered inferior to historical subjects by Rogers and his contemporaries, particularly Reynolds who wrote extensively on the matter in his "Discourses". However, Guercino was well-known for his studies of ordinary people engaged in mundane activities and there were many examples among the 800 drawings acquired for the Royal Collection in the early 1760s. Despite this, this is the only genre scene among the 10 drawings selected by Rogers for inclusion in the volume. | 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: | WOMAN : FOUNTAIN : IMITATION : DRAWING : STUDY : GENRE : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : POVERTY : | 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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