Details
Description
Antique hand colored engraving by Pietro Antonio Martini (1738-1797) of "The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787."
Sir Joshua Reynolds …
Read more
Antique hand colored engraving by Pietro Antonio Martini (1738-1797) of "The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787."
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) displayed many of his most ambitious portraits at the enormously popular public exhibitions hosted annually by London’s Royal Academy. In the foreground is Reyniolds with his right hand held high and ear trumpet in his left hand; beside the Prince of Wales in a red coat holding a copy of the exhibition catalogue. The setting is Somerset House.
This engraved view of the exhibition of 1787, Reynolds’s portrait of the Prince of Wales with a servant may be seen at the very center of the far wall. All the paintings in the room are identified in the catalogue.
See less
- Dimensions
- 21ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Styles
- English Traditional
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Architecture
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Artist
- Joshua Reynolds
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Antique White
- Condition Notes
- Old hinges at top, three tears on lower margin. Paper toned. Old hinges at top, three tears on lower margin. Paper toned. less
Questions about the item?
Returns & Cancellations
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified in the description of the product.
Related Collections
- Tatiana Alida Original Prints
- Ross Bleckner Original Prints
- Greg Copeland Original Prints
- Clay Walker Original Prints
- Balmain Original Prints
- Carrie Bergey Original Prints
- Chaim Gross Original Prints
- Gorman Original Prints
- William Meyerowitz Original Prints
- Raffia Original Prints
- Leonardo Nierman Original Prints
- Crystal Original Prints
- Abraham Rattner Original Prints
- Spray Paint Original Prints
- Teak Original Prints
- Red Grooms Original Prints
- Botanical Prints
- Japanese Woodblock Prints
- Bird Prints
- Woodblock Prints
- Framed Prints
- Screen Prints
- Black and White Prints
- Thomas McKnight Original Prints
- Classical Greek Original Prints