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| Id |
36300 |
| Category |
artwork |
| Author / Composer |
BARTOLOZZI, Francesco (1727-1815), engraver |
| Title |
[Handel] For Dr Arnold's Edition of Handel's Works, From the Statue in Vauxhall Gardens. [Engraving]. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Printed by Richards |
| Publication Date |
Jany. 1, 1789 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Folio. 370 x 267mm. |
| Description |
Disbound. Some foxing. Stipple engraving with some etching by F. Bartolozzi after the drawing by Biagio Rebecca (ca 1735-1808) of Louis François Roubiliac's (1702-1762) statue of Handel which was then in Vauxhall Gardens. Handel's statue by Roubiliac, commissioned by Jonathan Tyers for Vauxhall Gardens, is depicted with Handel full-length, seated, facing forwards with legs partly crossed, wearing headwear, long coat and breeches, and playing a lyre with sun motto at top of the instrument, with a cherub writing in a music book resting on a lute at the composer's feet, all surrounded by trees in the distance. This image was used as a frontispiece in Samuel Arnold's collected edition of Handel's works. |
| Reference |
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| Price |
£40.00 |
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