Distant view of Rome from Tivoli.From a picture in the posession of Frederick Perkins Esq. Gems of Art _ Plate 12.
Painted by Gaspar Poussin [Gaspard Dughet]. Engraved in Steel by S.W. Reynolds, Engraver to the King.
[London. Published Dec 1. 1823: by W.B. Cooke, 9 Soho Square.]
Mezzotint on steel. 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10¾), with very large margins Some spotting.
Engraving after a painting by Gaspar Dughet (1615-75), who often used the name of his brother-in-law and teacher, Nicolas Poussin. Along with Claude Lorrain, Dughet was one of the landscape painters whose works were best-known to British audiences in the 18th century. His landscapes, disseminated through prints such as this, were highly influential on the nascent English landscape school. From 'Gems of Art: Forming a Choice Collection Engraved from Pictures of Acknowledged Excellence, Beauty, & Variety, Painted by Esteemed Masters of All Ages and Countries'.
Whitman 428a, but this state, with different plate number and lacking the publication line, not listed.
[Ref: 46349] £50.00
[London. Published Dec 1. 1823: by W.B. Cooke, 9 Soho Square.]
Mezzotint on steel. 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10¾), with very large margins Some spotting.
Engraving after a painting by Gaspar Dughet (1615-75), who often used the name of his brother-in-law and teacher, Nicolas Poussin. Along with Claude Lorrain, Dughet was one of the landscape painters whose works were best-known to British audiences in the 18th century. His landscapes, disseminated through prints such as this, were highly influential on the nascent English landscape school. From 'Gems of Art: Forming a Choice Collection Engraved from Pictures of Acknowledged Excellence, Beauty, & Variety, Painted by Esteemed Masters of All Ages and Countries'.
Whitman 428a, but this state, with different plate number and lacking the publication line, not listed.
[Ref: 46349] £50.00