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Sir Horace Walpole was a great admirer of his work and Fuseli described the young Lock's drawings as 'unrivaled by any man of this day … for invention, taste and spirit.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection of Lock's drawings that we have for sale, the cover of which beared the signature of Lock (see photo).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough this drawing is undated, others in the group are dated 1780. This dates the works to early in Lock's adolescence and shows his precocious talent and the early influence of Henry Fuseli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn charcoal, sanguine and brown wash on laid paper with GR watermark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is laid down on a backing sheet in a rough textured buff-coloured paper, which was the corresponding backing page from a folio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Covent Garden Gallery. 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On the verso of the paper are further sketches of a helmeted soldier and drapery.William Lock was a talented draughtsman working in the circle of Henry Fuseli in Rome towards the end of the 18th century, known for his drawings of historical, mythological, biblical and Shakespearean subjects. Sir Horace Walpole was a great admirer of his work and Fuseli described the young Lock's drawings as 'unrivaled by any man of this day … for invention, taste and spirit.'This drawing is one of a collection of Lock's drawings that we have for sale, the cover of which beared the signature of Lock (see photo).Although this drawing is undated, others in the group are dated 1780. This dates the works to early in Lock's adolescence and shows his precocious talent and the early influence of Henry Fuseli.In graphite and brown ink (verso) on laid paper. The sheet is accompanied by a backing sheet in a rough textured buff-coloured paper, which was the corresponding backing page from a folio.Provenance: Covent Garden Gallery. Christie's 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51994489913673,"sku":"JK-933","price":98.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/jk-933_2.jpg?v=1743166470"},{"product_id":"francesco-bartolozzi-ra-after-cipriani-four-putti-original-1787-etching-print-jl-677","title":"Francesco Bartolozzi RA after Cipriani, Four Putti – Original 1787 etching print","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1787 etching print, Francesco Bartolozzi RA, Four Putti.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful etching by Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1728–1815) after a drawing by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727–1785). Lettered in the plate 'G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 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The watercolour certainly bears resemblance to Dighton's work: the strong treatment of fabric, the layered wash background and figures' caricatural quality. The mother's buxom physique and exaggerated features, and the cherubic podgy child atop her shoulders, present and idealised yet gently satirical vision of rural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour on wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paper is inscribed verso '1[8]th cent. 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Some works were collaborations, and in particular Henderson seems to have some share in the series of blue-grey drawings of shipping subjects at Dover, some of which are in the Turner bequest at the British Museum. The coastal location of the present subject is unknown, but works by or attributed to Henderson in the collections at Tate, the British Museum and Yale Centre for British Art include subjects at Dover, Weymouth and Yarmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the present-day collector, Monro School works are particularly intriguing because of the complex interrelationship between Turner, Girtin and other artists associated with Monro, and the stylistic uniformity in all their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Henderson's elder son, also John, was an important collector who bequeathed a large collection of works, including Girtin watercolours, to the British Museum and Old Masters to the National Gallery, London. 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Alexander accompanied the Macartney Embassy to China in 1792 and was the only English artist of the late 18th-century to penetrate the interior of China. This drawing shows the ruins of a stone tower, likely some sort of fortification, and is inscribed on the verso by the artist: 'Ruins on the Eu Ho River'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Eu Ho River, also known as the Wei Ho, is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. Historically, the Wei River valley was the earliest centre of Chinese civilization and until the 10th century AD was the site of a succession of capital cities. The Grand Canal—the longest canal or artificial river in the world, which played a huge role in reunifying north and south China and in commercial trade and cultural transmission within the empire—flowed into the Eu Ho river and linked it to the Hoang Ho river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 18th century, China and Britain were worlds apart. 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One of the plates (Sea Pie) is from 'A Natural History of British Birds', 1775; one (Ruff) is after a known watercolour by Hayes dated 1779; one (Carolina Duck) matches an engraving by Hayes signed and dated 1780; the final two (male and female Curassow) are subjects that feature in 'Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds' but the poses of the birds differ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayes evidently produced illustrations that did not ultimately end up in his publications. It is also possible that the pictures relate to another extremely rare compilation by Hayes, 'The Portraits of British and Exotic Birds Coloured from Nature', 1778, of which only a single copy is known. 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The rendering is typical of its time, isolating a single bird on a small patch of ground, with a focus on bold colouring, tending towards decorative appeal rather than strict scientific accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis picture forms part of a collection of five birds by Hayes that we have for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hayes was an 18th-century bird illustrator, known as the first artist to record a single private collection of live birds. Seven members of his family or 'pupils' collaborated on the etching and hand-colouring of his bird subjects: his wife Anne and children Charles, William, Annette, Emily, Maria and Matilda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayes is best-known for two publications, 'A Natural History of British Birds', 1775 and 'Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, with their Descriptions, from the Menagery of Osterly Park [sic]', 1794–1799. The pictures in our collection do not appear to relate to a single publication. One of the plates (Sea Pie) is from 'A Natural History of British Birds', 1775; one (Ruff) is after a known watercolour by Hayes dated 1779; one (Carolina Duck) matches an engraving by Hayes signed and dated 1780; the final two (male and female Curassow) are subjects that feature in 'Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds' but the poses of the birds differ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayes evidently produced illustrations that did not ultimately end up in his publications. It is also possible that the pictures relate to another extremely rare compilation by Hayes, 'The Portraits of British and Exotic Birds Coloured from Nature', 1778, of which only a single copy is known. This included birds belonging to one of Hayes's early patrons, the Earl of Sandwich.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54609180885321,"sku":"KD-680","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-680.jpg?v=1781601339"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/collections\/A2-c-JG-015.jpg?v=1745316354","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/fr\/collections\/18th-century.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}