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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Sim Watts sct. 1767"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Raffaelle d'Urbino"; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of Mr Hone. / CR edit"; inscr. on plate t. c. "Iste est Panis quem Dominus dedit vobis ad vescendum- Exod XVI, 15"; inscr. verso c. in pencil "100 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER RAPHAEL, Raffaello Santi; (Italian; 1483-1520) 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 original Raphael drawing belonged to Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784), a portrait painter and enthusiastic art collector. Then, as now, drawings by Raphael were highly sought after by collectors. This is one of five drawings by Raphael represented in the volume (Glaha 9008, 9021, 9024, 9080).
Manna was food miraculously sent by God to the Israelites during their years wandering in the desert. The biblical reference in the book of Exodus, chapter 16, verse 15 is given in the inscription on the print. In his notes, Rogers refers to a depiction of this subject by Poussin in which Poussin references Raphael's drawing. | 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 : EXODUS : FOOD : MANNA : MIRACLE : DRAWING : IMITATION : HONE : HUNTER VOLUME : OLD TESTAMENT : 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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