Writing the Billet. To David Garrick Esq.r This Plate is Inscribed by his most Obed.t Hble Serv.t John Miller. [&] Delivering the Billet. To C.G. de Murr of Nuremburg, This Plate is Inscribed by his sincere and Humble Serv.t John Miller.
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz pinxt. J. Miller Sculp.t.
Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, London [n.d., c.1773 but later.]
Pair of engravings. 375 x 330mm (14¾ x 13"), with large margins.
Two scenes: a woman writes a love letter by candlelight; and another woman receives a love letter. The painter was Juan Pantoja de La Cruz (1553-1608), court painter to Philip II and Philip III of Spain. The engraver was German Johann Sebastian Müller (1715-92), who emigrated to England in 1744, anglicising his name to John Miller.
[Ref: 63522] £180.00
Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, London [n.d., c.1773 but later.]
Pair of engravings. 375 x 330mm (14¾ x 13"), with large margins.
Two scenes: a woman writes a love letter by candlelight; and another woman receives a love letter. The painter was Juan Pantoja de La Cruz (1553-1608), court painter to Philip II and Philip III of Spain. The engraver was German Johann Sebastian Müller (1715-92), who emigrated to England in 1744, anglicising his name to John Miller.
[Ref: 63522] £180.00