Peter and John Healing the Sick. From the Original Picture painted by Sebastien Bourdon, In the Collection of his Grace, the Duke of Devonshire; To whom this Plate is Dedicated, by his Grace's most Obliged and most Obedient Servant, John Boydell.
Seb. Bourdon, pinx.t, R. Earlom delin.t Tho.s Chambars Sculpsit.
Published by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, March 25.th 1768.
Copper engraving, 345 x 380mm. 13˝ x 15". Large paper.
Engraving after Sébastien Bourdon (Montpellier 1616- Paris 1671). After a period in Rome, Bourdon became court painter to Queen Christina in Sweden. Medical interest. Numbered 'No. 45', from "The Most Capital Paintings in England", a series of engravings in five volumes, late 1760s-1786, the first three of which (1769 to 1773) were originally published under the title Sculptura Britannica. These were a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell who promoted the interests of both artists, engravers and Patrons establishing a tradition in Britain for collecting prints.
Christopher Wright, 'The World's Master Paintings from the Early Renaissance to the Present Day'.
[Ref: 14559] £280.00
Published by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, March 25.th 1768.
Copper engraving, 345 x 380mm. 13˝ x 15". Large paper.
Engraving after Sébastien Bourdon (Montpellier 1616- Paris 1671). After a period in Rome, Bourdon became court painter to Queen Christina in Sweden. Medical interest. Numbered 'No. 45', from "The Most Capital Paintings in England", a series of engravings in five volumes, late 1760s-1786, the first three of which (1769 to 1773) were originally published under the title Sculptura Britannica. These were a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell who promoted the interests of both artists, engravers and Patrons establishing a tradition in Britain for collecting prints.
Christopher Wright, 'The World's Master Paintings from the Early Renaissance to the Present Day'.
[Ref: 14559] £280.00