Nicolas Vleughels "The Monk Surpriz'd" mezzotinta colorata manual cca 1766.
Publicata la Londra de catre John Bowles, gravor Richard Houston.
Conditie conform foto.
Parte de la baza cu inscriptia a fost decupata la un moment in trecut.
Dimensiuni 33x25 cm.
Un exemplar necolorat din aceasta serie se afla in colectia Britisi Museum, redau mai jos descrierea facuta:
Museum number2010,7081.3024
TitleObject: Object: The Monk Surpriz'd
DescriptionA monastic hermit kneeling in a rocky cave, but turning from his cross and books and lifting his hood to gaze at a young woman who stands on the right, presented by an older woman; after Vleughels; republished state.
Mezzotint
Production date1766 (circa) (circa)
Production place
Published in: London (England)
Europe: British Isles: England: London (England)
DimensionsHeight: Height: 350 millimetresWidth: Width: 246 millimetres
Inscriptions
- Inscription type: inscription
- Inscription content: Lettered below the image with the title, four lines of verse in two columns 'The Pious Mother seeks the Hermits Aid, .... And needs Himself the Grace he would bestow.' and 'Vlaughels Pinx,,t // Houston Fecit. // Printed for John Bowles - at No. 13 - in Cornhill.'
Curator's commentsStates [recorded in the Lennox-Boyd database]
(i) lettered with the title, four lines of verse in two columns 'The Pious Mother seeks the Hermits Aid, .... And needs Himself the Grace he would bestow.' and 'Vlaughels Pinx,,t // Houston Fecit. // Printed for John Bowles ['& Son' scratched out] at the Black Horse in Cornhill.' [impression with CLB]
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LocationNot on display
Acquisition date2010
Acquisition notesAcquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Friends of the British Museum, the Art Fund, Mrs Charles Wrightsman, the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and numerous individual donors.
DepartmentPrints and Drawings
Registration number2010,7081.3024
