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The Art of Dressing Fish, Most humbly dedicated to the Hon.ble Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, by his most obedient humble Servant Joh. Elias Haid. [&] The Cook Maid, Most humbly dedicated to Samuel More Esq.r, Secretary to the Hon.ble Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, by his most obedient humble Servant Joh. Elias Haid.
Johann Caspar Heilmann pinxit. Johann Elias Haid sculpsit. Aug Vind:1773. [Cook Maid - '1774'].
Pair of fine mezzotints. Each 485 x 360mm (19 x 14¼"). Slight damp staining.
Johann Casper Heilmann [1718 - 1760], a Swiss painter and draughtsman working in Rome and Paris. Johann Elias Haid [1736 - 1809] was a German engraver and publisher. Son and pupil of Johann Jakob, he published his own prints in Augsburg. These pictures were produced in the same year the Society moved into a purpose built home, designed by John Adam. The Honourable Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, was founded by William Shipley as a fund to support improvements in the liberal arts, sciences, and manufactures. In 1758, the Society awarded medals divided into catagories: Agriculture, Chemistry, Colonies & Trade, Manufactures, Mechanics, and Polite Arts (painting and the plastic arts). Samuel More was secretary to the society between 1770 and 1773, and was one of the most important supporters of the society's awards.
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Johann Caspar Heilmann pinxit. Johann Elias Haid sculpsit. Aug Vind:1773. [Cook Maid - '1774'].
Pair of fine mezzotints. Each 485 x 360mm (19 x 14¼"). Slight damp staining.
Johann Casper Heilmann [1718 - 1760], a Swiss painter and draughtsman working in Rome and Paris. Johann Elias Haid [1736 - 1809] was a German engraver and publisher. Son and pupil of Johann Jakob, he published his own prints in Augsburg. These pictures were produced in the same year the Society moved into a purpose built home, designed by John Adam. The Honourable Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, was founded by William Shipley as a fund to support improvements in the liberal arts, sciences, and manufactures. In 1758, the Society awarded medals divided into catagories: Agriculture, Chemistry, Colonies & Trade, Manufactures, Mechanics, and Polite Arts (painting and the plastic arts). Samuel More was secretary to the society between 1770 and 1773, and was one of the most important supporters of the society's awards.
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Domestick Amusement. The Lovely Spinner.
Heillmann pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, & Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint with etching. Fine impression. Platemark: 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A young woman spinning thread, sitting directed to right, looking toward the viewer, wearing a frilled cap, and dark apron with long sleeves and ruffles at the elbow. A fireplace with a work-bag hanging from a chair in front of it is seen on the right.
Chaloner Smith: 160; Goodwin:191. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40337] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Heillmann pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, & Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint with etching. Fine impression. Platemark: 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A young woman spinning thread, sitting directed to right, looking toward the viewer, wearing a frilled cap, and dark apron with long sleeves and ruffles at the elbow. A fireplace with a work-bag hanging from a chair in front of it is seen on the right.
Chaloner Smith: 160; Goodwin:191. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40337] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)