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Se utilizan figuras alegóricas de la Antigüedad clásica para dotar al diseño de estatura y solemnidad, con Atenea o Minerva (diosa de la sabiduría, la artesanía y la guerra) a la derecha y Asclepio (héroe y dios de la medicina) a la izquierda, y posiblemente Marco Aurelio a caballo en el centro. Este diseño es muy similar a otras placas conmemorativas de Smirke que datan de 1803, como su famosa 'La victoria del Nilo' (National Portrait Gallery, Londres), grabada por John Landseer, que presenta retratos en medallón de Lord Nelson y sus catorce capitanes navales, flanqueados por figuras alegóricas de la Fama y el Nilo, en homenaje a la victoria de Nelson sobre los franceses en la batalla del Nilo en 1798. 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El poema medita sobre la muerte de un niño llamado Edward y está escrito en cinco sexta estrofas. En el reverso del papel hay un conmovedor dibujo a pluma y tinta de una madre y su hijo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51995782840649,"sku":"JM-014","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/JM-014_b67120a0-cf1e-457a-b42b-02d452657164.jpg?v=1777472105"},{"product_id":"william-barrett-satyr-mathematician-cartouche-design-1750-watercolour-jt-552","title":"William Barrett, sátiro y matemático. Diseño de cartucho: acuarela de 1750.","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original de 1750, diseño de cartucho de William Barrett, sátiro y matemático.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este inusual diseño de cartucho, fechado en 1750, es obra del anticuario y cirujano inglés William Barrett (1733-1789). La imagen es una curiosa fusión de matemáticas racionales y sensualidad dionisíaca. Dos sátiros rodean el cartucho, con alas que recuerdan a la mariposa sátiro, sosteniendo figuras tridimensionales; la figura del centro posiblemente sea Euclides, el matemático griego a menudo considerado el «fundador de la geometría». La composición es también un suntuoso ejemplo de diseño rococó fluido y con volutas, con un toque grotesco.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarrett es más conocido por su libro 'La historia y las antigüedades de la ciudad de Bristol', de 1789, que ilustró con grabados en cobre y comienza con un diseño de cartucho similar en estilo al dibujo actual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e En grisalla sobre papel verjurado. 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Los esqueletos sirven como recordatorio de nuestra propia mortalidad, un tema atemporal abordado por artistas y que se remonta a Sócrates y su creencia en la importancia de contemplar la propia muerte. La composición es también un suntuoso ejemplo de diseño rococó fluido y con volutas, con un toque grotesco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Barrett es más conocido por su libro 'La historia y las antigüedades de la ciudad de Bristol', de 1789, que ilustró con grabados en cobre y comienza con un diseño de cartucho similar en estilo al dibujo actual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEn grisalla sobre papel verjurado. 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A partir de lo que a primera vista parece un boceto modesto, se desarrolla la historia de una de las feministas más importantes del siglo XVIII y de un hogar en el centro de un ambiente social alternativo y bohemio de la Inglaterra de la Regencia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e El Parque Benham fue el hogar de Elizabeth Craven (1750-1828), autora, dramaturga y escritora de viajes. Elizabeth, de soltera Berkeley, estuvo casada con William Craven, sexto barón Craven, hasta su fallecimiento en 1791. Benham, como se ve en este dibujo, fue construido para William Craven por Henry Holland y Capability Brown en 1775, con un elegante diseño de estilo neoclásico. La casa domina el pintoresco valle del río Kennet al sur, una zona que antiguamente eran praderas, atravesada por varios cursos de agua.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Craven fue una célebre anfitriona de la alta sociedad y una belleza excepcional. 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De vuelta en Inglaterra, compraron una casa en Fulham con vistas al Támesis, a la que llamaron Casa de Brandeburgo. Aquí, Isabel montó numerosas producciones teatrales en su teatro privado y también en Benham Park. A menudo, estas obras abordaban el tema de la condición de la mujer en el matrimonio o la opresiva costumbre de los matrimonios concertados. Ella y su círculo de amigos poco convencionales, artistas, músicos, escritores, emigrantes franceses, ingeniosos y bromistas, crearon un ambiente animado y un derroche de diversión.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntre estos amigos se encontraba el acaudalado comerciante londinense y consumado artista y actor aficionado John Colley Nixon (c. 1755-1818), quien dibujó aquí Benham Park en 1800. Nixon actuó en muchas de las producciones de Craven en Benham y en Brandenburg House. Formó parte del círculo artístico de moda y fue secretario del bohemio Beefsteak Club, uno de los primeros clubes de Londres. Fue amigo íntimo de Thomas Rowlandson y un talentoso caricaturista. También realizó numerosos dibujos topográficos y fue amigo del topógrafo y satírico Capitán Francis Grose, quien lo acompañó en uno de sus frecuentes viajes a Irlanda. Su obra topográfica figura en la serie «Seats of the Nobility and Gentry» e ilustró libros de viajes, como «Journey from London to the Isle of Wight» de Thomas Pennant. Nixon expuso en la Royal Academy entre 1781 y 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e En tinta y acuarela sobre papel verjurado color crema. 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Las obras, que abarcan el período de 1906 a 1936, aunque principalmente datan de entreguerras, muestran la influencia del Art Déco en la ilustración de esta época. 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Data del siglo XIX y se inspira en los tapices flamencos del siglo XVI. Representa una animada escena de caza del ciervo, con cazadores cortesanos y sabuesos en un entorno boscoso. El artista aporta una ligereza y una paleta de colores elegantes que evocan el gusto decorativo francés del siglo XVIII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e El dibujo no está firmado pero la calidad indica que es obra de un artista profesional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que este dibujo ha estado doblado históricamente, por lo que presenta una línea de pliegue vertical justo a la izquierda del centro. 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