Richard
Earlom (aka [pseud.] Henry
Birche) (1743–1822)
“The
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford”, 1785, an open-letter proof
before colour showing the Nativity, and a row of seven Saints and allegorical
figures below (description by the British Museum
[inv. no. Aa,13.42]), after the stained-glass window design by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792),
published in London by John Boydell (1719–1804),
Stipple
engraving on laid paper trimmed around the image borderline and backed with a
support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 64.7
x 46.6cm.
Lettered in
plate below the image borderline: (left) “Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds.”; (left
of centre) “Publish’d Septr. 1st. 1785, by John Boydell.”;
(centre [broken by the Oxford College coat of arms: “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE/
MANNERS MAKYTH MAN”]) “John Boydell excudit 1785./ THE WEST WINDOW OF THE
CHAPEL, NEW COLLEGE OXFORD./ Painted on Glas’s by Mr. Jervaise./ To
the Revd. John Oglander, D.D. Warden, and to the Society of New
College/ This PLATE is Dedicated by their Obliged humble Servant, John
Boydell.”; (right of centre) “Engraver in Cheapside, London.”; (right)
“Engraved by Richard Earlom.”
Wessely 6 (J E Wessely
1886 “Richard Earlom, Verzeichniss seiner Radirungen und Schabkunstblätter”,
Hamburg, cat. no. 6).
Condition: a
strong and well-printed impression trimmed around the image. The sheet has defects
in keeping with its huge size (e.g., tears, restored chips and flattened folds),
but these issues have been largely addressed by the sheet having been laid upon
a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper that also provides a
margin.
I am selling
this exceptionally rare (proof state) and large stipple engraving, for the
total cost of AU$348 (currently/approximately US$232.67/EUR214.63/GBP178.75 at
the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to
anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by
some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$348) as this is
my currency.
If you are
interested in purchasing this important engraving by Richard Earlom—described
by the National Portrait Gallery in its biographical details about the artist,
as one “of the greatest mezzotint and stipple engravers of his day”—please
contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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