Title: |
Portrait of an Old Man |
Engraver: |
Baillie, Captain William (Ireland, 1723 - 1810) |
Designer: |
Zucchard |
Date: |
1777 (2nd Edition, 1822) |
Medium: |
Original Soft Ground Etching |
Publisher: |
John Boydell, London |
Note: |
William Baillie will forever be linked to
one unfortunate incident. He acquired the badly worn plate of Rembrandt's
famous etching, the Hundred Guilder print, and endeavored to improve the
etching by re-working it. Such a mistake, however, does not conceal the fact that,
William Baillie, although an 'amateur', possessed considerable talent. |
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William Baillie came to London in 1741, not to study art but law.
Several years later he decided to enlist in the army and served at the
Battle of Culloden. He retired with the rank of Captain and was appointed
Commissioner of Stamps, a post he held until 1795. During these years he
also created etchings and mezzotint engravings after the art of the old
masters. In total, William Baillie artistic oeuvre includes over two hundred and
fifty original prints. |
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The great London print publisher, John Boydell, published
two folio volumes in 1792 of the works of Captain Baillie, entitled, A
Series of 225 Prints and Etchings after Rembrandt, Teniers, G. Dou, Poussin
and Others. This fine soft ground etching hails from that publication and
belongs to the second and final edition which was issued in 1822. |
Source: |
A Series of 225 Prints and Etchings after Rembrandt, Teniers,
G. Dou, Poussin and Others |
Size: |
10 7/8 X 9 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $285.00 US |
Condition: |
Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and bearing
the watermark date of 1822. A finely printed and in excellent
condition throughout. Portrait of an old Man represents a prime, original
example of the etched art of Captain William Baillie. |
Subject: |
Captain William Baillie, portrait of an old man, Irish artist,
original etching, Rembrandt, Hundred Guilder print A Series of 225
Prints and Etchings after Rembrandt, Teniers, G. Dou, Poussin and Others. |
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