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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Sim. Watts sct. 1765"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Rembrandt delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the collection of Mr Thos. Hudson, Painter. / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "106 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER REMBRANDT, Harmensz van Rijn; (Dutch; 1606-1669) 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.
Rembrandt's drawing belonged to portrait painter and collector Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) who lent another nine drawings to Rogers, including 3 Rembrandts.
The drawing relates to the Old Testament story of twins Esau and Jacob. Esau held the privileges of the oldest son. Returning hungry from hunting one day he asked his brother for some stew. He was so keen to eat that when the cunning Jacob demanded Esau's birthright in return, Esau agreed.
There was a keen interest in Rembrandt and other Dutch artists in Rogers' circle, partly due to the influence of Arthur Pond who had encouraged many of them at the start of their collecting careers. Joshua Reynolds was at times critical of Rembrandt's adherence to nature but he came to greatly admire him and had a number of his works in his collection. | 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: | FIGURE : GROUP : OLD TESTAMENT : DRAWING : IMITATION : HUDSON : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : | 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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