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Arthur Blayney Esq.r.
Arthur Blayney Esq.r.
Painted by W.m Beechey A.R.A Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. Engrav'd by T. Hardy. [n.d. c.1800]
Rare mezzotint, 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), with margins. Thread margin on right. Laid on linen. Crease through publication area. Small margins.
Half length portrait of philanthropist Arthur Blayney (1715-95). He wears a powdered wig tied at the nape, with a plain collar and the top of a brocaded waistcoat visible beneath a plain coat. He was known as the 'Father of Montgomeryshire'
CS 1 I of II.
[Ref: 61564]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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James Nares Mus. Doct.
James Nares Mus. Doct.
Engraved by T. Hardy from an original Painting.
[Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill June 1 1795.]
Stipple, laid on album page. 140 x 115mm (5½ x 4½").
James Nares (1715-1783), the English composer of mostly sacred vocal works, though he also composed for the harpsichord and organ. His career began as Deputy Organist of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, and was later appointed Organist of York Minster in 1735. In 1756 he was made a chorister at the Chapel Royal, and the University of Cambridge bestowed the degree Doctor of Music upon him. In the same year he was made organist of the Chapel Royal and composer to George III.
[Ref: 34581]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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