| Method | Stipple |
| Artist | Robert Joseph Hixon after Giovanni Battista Cipriani |
| Published | London Engraved & Pubd. as the Act directs Jany. 1806 by R. Hixon. No. 355, Strand. |
| Dimensions | Image 255 x 193 mm, Sheet 337 x 258 mm |
| Notes |
A print depicting an allegorical representation of history. A winged angel-like figure is seen looking off to the right of the scene, they are leaning on a ledge grasping a quill in their right hand with their left resting on a piece of parchment. They have a jewelled head band on, with curls falling around their face and shoulders. Robert Joseph Hixon (c.1766-1834) was a British engraver and publisher. Born in London, Hixon is most known for his engravings after Thomas Rowlandson and Samuel Howitt. Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785) was an Italian painter, and the first exponent of Neoclassicism in England. He played an important part in directing eighteenth-century English artistic taste. His first lessons were given to him by a Florentine of English descent, Ignatius Hugford, and then under Anton Domenico Gabbiani. He was in Rome from 1750–1753, where he became acquainted with Sir William Chambers, the architect, and Joseph Wilton, the sculptor, whom he accompanied to England in August 1755. Condition: Title 'History' faintly printed in text area of sheet. Light toning to sheet. Minor creasing to sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £175.00 |
| Stock ID | 52315 |