Soldiers Quarreling at Dice.From the Original Picture of the same Size, Painted by Valentini, in the Collection of S.r James Lowther, Bar.t
Engraved by Capt.n Baillie.
J. Boydell excudit, Mar. 1. 1769.
Etching, 295 x 390mm. 11½ x 15¼". Later issue c.1800. Margins foxed.
An argument amongst five soldiers playing dice. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Timothy Clayton and Anita McConnell, ‘Baillie, William (1723–1810)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
[Ref: 12243] £130.00
J. Boydell excudit, Mar. 1. 1769.
Etching, 295 x 390mm. 11½ x 15¼". Later issue c.1800. Margins foxed.
An argument amongst five soldiers playing dice. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Timothy Clayton and Anita McConnell, ‘Baillie, William (1723–1810)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
[Ref: 12243] £130.00