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Description: | IH, unbound s. on plate b. r. Sim. Watts sculpt 1771"; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apud CR editm."; inscr. on plate b. l. "Fra. Boucher delt.1765"; inscr. on plate t.c. "TRINITAS"; inscr. verso c. in pencil "97 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; 1760-1780) AFTER BOUCHER, Francois; (French; 1703-1770) 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.
According to Rogers' notes, Boucher presented this drawing to him specifically for inclusion in the publication. It shows God the Father holding the body of the dead Christ with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove hovering above.
Boucher, who died before the volume was published, was one of just three contemporary artists included; the other two were sculptor Rysbrack (1693-1770) and Portuguese painter Vieira (1699-1783). He was one of France's leading painters in the 18th century and his work was highly popular with collectors. He was criticised in later years for his unworthy choice of subject matter, but Rogers wrote very highly of him and included two of his drawings in the volume (Glaha 9001). | 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: | TRINITY : NUDE : JESUS : ROCOCO : DOVE : CLOUD : IMITATION : STUDY : TRINITY : RELIGIOUS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : | 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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