Elias Martin - An Antique Bust in a Landscape

An Antique Bust in a Landscape

"An Antique Bust in a Landscape" by Elias Martin is probably that of a Roman statesman or commander who appears in an uninhabited landscape. Nature has apparently done her part as a vine assumes the shape of a laurel wreath surrounding the ancient head. This original miniature watercolor was created around 1790 and is signed along the lower margin by the Swedish/British, artist, Elias Martin.

An Antique Bust in a Landscape

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Elias Martin (Stockholm, 1739 - 1818)
#	Title & Engraver	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-	An Antique Bust in a Landscape by Elias Martin	Original Watercolour	c. 1790	Signed by Elias Martin along the lower margin.
02.-	A Grouping of Antique Statuary by Elias Martin	Original Watercolour	c. 1790	Signed by Elias Martin along the lower margin.
03.-	A Lion on Guard 'Architectural Fantasy No. 6' by Elias Martin	Original Watercolour	c. 1790	Signed and inscribed, "No. 6" by Elias Martin along the lower margin.
04.-	Architectural Fantasy by Elias Martin	Original Watercolour	c. 1790	Signed by Elias Martin along the lower margin.	Sold
05.-	Marble Bust 'Architectural Fantasy Study' by Elias Martin	Original Watercolour	c. 1790	Signed by Elias Martin along the lower margin.
06.-	Woman and Child Resting by Elias Martin	Original Pen and Ink & Wash Drawing	c. 1790	Signed and inscribed, "No. 6, London Road" by Elias Martin along the lower margin.

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Title:	An Antique Bust in a Landscape
Artist:	Martin, Elias (Stockholm, 1739 - 1818)
Date:	c. 1790
Medium:	Original Watercolor
Note:	Elias Martin: Although Elias Martin was born and died in Sweden he is also considered an English painter, etcher and watercolourist. Beginning his career as an apprentice cabinet-maker, Elias Martin went to Paris in 1766 in order to study art. Two years later (1768) he first came to London and began to exhibit his art at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Artists. Elias Martin was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1770.
	Within several years Elias Martin had gained a large reputation, particularly for his watercolours. In 1772, the distinguished Horace Walpole wrote of Elias Martin: "A Swede, excellent for character and caricature in washed drawings." *
	Elias Martin left London for his native Sweden in 1780 when he received the appointment of 'Royal Painter to the King of Sweden'. However he again resided in England in 1788, first living in Bath for three years before moving again to London. Finally, Elias Martin returned for good to Stockholm in 1797, where he published engravings of his watercolour views in partnership with his brother.
	Elias Martin's fame rests strongly upon his figure studies, views and landscapes. He was equally adept at both large watercolours and miniature compositions. Not surprisingly most of Elias Martin's art is now housed in major British and Swedish collections, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which includes the artist's famous 1771 watercolour of Westminster Bridge.
	This original watercolour miniature of "An Antique Bust in a Landscape" was found in one of Elias Martin's artist sketchbooks. The book contained a set of several mounted watercolour fantasies dealing with antique ruins and statuary, a small, unsigned landscape and a series of engraved views, some of which were based upon Martin's designs. The watercolour fantasies were signed either 'E. Martin' or 'E. Martin, No. 6, London Road', thus signifying that this original watercolour was created when Elias Martin resided in England. Most of the watercolours, such as this original example were finished in soft blue and green washes, and are valuable examples of the eighteenth century art of Elias Martin. This original work of art depicts a Roman statesman or commander who appears in an uninhabited landscape. Nature has apparently done her part as a vine assumes the shape of a laurel wreath surrounding the ancient head.
Reference:	* Martin Hardie, Water-Colour Painting in Britain, B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London, 1967, Vol. 1, pp. 148 & 149.
Size:	2 1/2 X 3 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Painted on thick, laid, eighteenth century paper and mounted by the artist onto dark, blue paper. Signed by Martin along the lower margin. In excellent condition throughout without a trace of deterioration. "An Antique Bust in a Landscape" represents a superb, original example of the famous watercolour art of Elias Martin.
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