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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Sim. Watts sct .1766"; 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 "99 [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 three by Rembrandt.
The drawing relates to the Old Testament story of Joseph. Joseph has been summoned from prison to tell Pharaoh the meaning of his troubling dreams.
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: | AUDIENCE : DRAWING : IMITATION : PHARAOH : EGYPT : EXODUS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : RELIGION : | 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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