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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "S. Watts inc 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Luca Cambiaso del."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apd. CR Editm." CRE WATTS, Simon; (English; act 1760-1780) AFTER CAMBIASO, Luca; (Italian; 1527-1585) 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. Cambiaso, was the founder of the Genoese school of painting. This is one of four drawings by him represented in the volume (Glaha 9087, 9109, 9215).
In Greek mythology, Adonis was a beautiful, mortal youth who was loved by the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology). He was killed in a hunting accident and the distraught Aphrodite pleaded with Zeus to allow him to return to her for six months of every year. | 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 : PUTTI : TEAR : LAMENT : DEATH : IMITATION : STUDY : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : PAGAN : WOODCUT : | 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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