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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Sim. Watts sct. 1766"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Salvator Rosa delt."; inscr on plate b. c. "Vidi / et Aures / Capridedum Satyrorum acutas. Hor. Lib. II. Od. 19. / CR Edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "95 [circled]" CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER ROSA, Salvator; (Italian; 1615-1673) 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.
It shows Silenus, advisor to the Roman god of wine and fruitfulness Bacchus (Dionysus in Greek mythology). Silenus was usually depicted fat, bald and drunk and sometimes with the legs of a horse. He was often in the company of Satyrs, part man, part goat beings that were also associated with Bacchus and drunkenness.
Rosa (1615-1673) was a highly original artist whose dramatic landscapes became very popular in England toward the end of the 18th century. He had a fiery personality which Rogers describes extensively in his text. There are three other drawings by Rosa represented in the volume (Glaha 8977, 8990, 9015). | 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: | SATYR : SILENUS : PAGAN : DRAWING : IMITATION : MYTHOLOGY : STUDY : ELM : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : CLASSICAL : DRUNKENESS : | 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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