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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Sim. Watts sculpt. 1769"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Francesco Vieira called il Portughese delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Nunc fequitur nudo genitas Pandione ferro. / Corpora Cecropidum Pennis pendere putares Ov. Met. VI. 666. / Apd CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "108 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER VIEIRA, Francesco; (Italian; 1699-1783) 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 Roger's s own collection, one of the best in the country.
In Greek legend, Tereus was the King of Thrace. Having seduced his wife's sister he cut out her tongue to stop her revealing his crime but she managed to tell her sister by working the details into her embroidery. In revenge his wife killed their son Itys and served him up as a meal to Tereus. When he was shown his son's severed head he went after his wife and her sister with his sword but the gods transformed them all into birds.
Rogers included two drawings by the contemporary Portuguese artist Vieira in the volume (Glaha 9068). He was known to, and admired by, a number of Rogers' circle. | 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: | CLASSICAL : MYTHOLOGY : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUNTER VOLUME : GODS : REPRODUCTIVE : PAGAN : | 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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