| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Richard Earlom after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
| Published | J. Boydell Excuidit Publis'd Sept.br 1st 1781 |
| Dimensions | Image 236 x 365 mm, Plate 283 x 365 mm, Sheet 323 x 407 mm |
| Notes |
From The Houghton Gallery. Richard Earlom (1743-1822) was one of the greatest mezzotint and stipple engravers of his day. He was apprenticed to the London based engraver, G.B. Cipriani and studied at the St Martin's Lane Academy. He won many prizes for his drawings and engravings. In 1774, he began work for John Boydell for whom he created three hundred plates after Claude, published as the Liber Veritas (1777-1819). He also created for Boydell fifty-one plates after Cipriani. Earlom engraved outstanding works both after the designs of his contemporaries and after the old masters. Boydell commissioned his talents for some of the most famous plates in The Houghton Gallery and The Shakespeare Gallery. Chaloner Smith undescribed, Rubinstein 29, Wessely 90 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 3242 |