| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | John Dixon after Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Published | Published according to Act of Parlaiment, July 10th 1771 by John Dixon , Kemps Row, Chelsea. |
| Dimensions | Image 424 x 329 mm, Plate 457 x 329 mm, Sheet 462 x 334 mm |
| Notes |
Scratch lettered proof, before title. Elizabeth (Spencer), Countess of Pembroke (1738-1831), was the wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke. She was admired by George III in the early 1760s, becoming a Lady of the Bedchamber to his wife, Queen Charlotte. She is pictured her with her son, George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke (1759-1827), who later becam a soldier and politician. John Dixon (1740 c. - 1811) trained as painter and engraver in the Dublin Society School. He moved to London in 1765 and worked as a mezzotinter. In 1775 he married a rich widow, and henceforth only engraved for amusement. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century art world. He was the first President of the Royal Academy and Britain's leading portrait painter. Through a series of lectures on the Discourses on Art at the Royal Academy he defined the style later known as the Grand Manner, an idealised Classical aesthetic. He had a profound impact on the theory and practice of art and helped to raise the status of portrait painting into the realm of fine art. A flamboyant socialite, Reynolds used his social contacts to promote himself and advance his career becoming one of the most prominent portrait painters of the period. Chaloner Smith 27 i/iii, Russell 27 i/iii, Hamilton 125 i/iii, O' Donoghue i/iii, Lennox-Boyd i/iii Ex. Col. Hon.: Christopher Lennox-Boyd |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £750.00 |
| Stock ID | 16706 |