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[Flageolet Player]
[Flageolet Player]
J Molenaar Pinx.t. J.s McArdell Fecit. 1758. Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 380 x 300mm (15 x 11¾"). Trimmed to platemark and tipped into album sheet at sides. Cut and rejoined above title, not visible from front.
Also known as 'The Humorist or Piping Girl' or just 'The Piping Girl'. Girl holding a pipe or flute. Genre picture engraved by James McArdell (1727/8-1765), Irish printmaker and favourite of Sir Joshua Reynolds, after Jan Miense Molenaar.
CS 202
[Ref: 61579]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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When Harmony and conquering beauty reign [...]
When Harmony and conquering beauty reign [...]
E. Martin Inv.t et Sculp.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Scarce & rare stipple, printed in sanguine. Sheet 225 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed within plate, spotting & creasing.
A man serenades a young woman, playing a lute, reading from 'Pastorale by Musolini' sheet music which she holds. Behind is a statue of Athena/Minverva. The verse underneath is adapted from Sir Samuel Garth's 'Prologue to the Music Meeting in York Buildings'.
[Ref: 61356]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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