Love. Her passions are made of nothing but the finest / part of pure love. / Shakespear.
Charles White, Sculpsit.
Publish'd June 25.th 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple. 205 x 175mm (8 x 7"). Paper lightly toned.
Woman feeling her veiled right breast. Same subject as the larger mezzotint by John Raphael Smith. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales.
Lady Victoria Manners' 'Matthew William Peters, R.A.' p.62
[Ref: 8572] £360.00
Publish'd June 25.th 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple. 205 x 175mm (8 x 7"). Paper lightly toned.
Woman feeling her veiled right breast. Same subject as the larger mezzotint by John Raphael Smith. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales.
Lady Victoria Manners' 'Matthew William Peters, R.A.' p.62
[Ref: 8572] £360.00