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1979-67, Print
In the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Kingston
1979-67, Print

In the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Kingston

Date1742
Publisher Charles Knapton
After work by Claudio Gillee Lorenese
Engraver John Baptiste Chatelain (1710 - 1758)
Engraver Francois Vivares (1707 - 1780)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line & etched engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 19 1/4in. (38.1 × 48.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1979-67
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Claudio Gillee Lorenese pinx. 1699. / Publish'd by C. Knapton 1742. / In the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Kingston. / Gravee a l'eau forte par Chatelain termine au Burin par Vivares. / 4 feet 4 inch wide. / 3 feet 3 inch high."
Label TextThis print was part of a series of 44 prints published between 1741 and 1746 known as the 'Italian Landscapes." They were copied from works by Claude Lorrain and Gaspar Poussin borrowed from aristocratic collections and published in partnership by Charles Knapton and Arthur Pond. This print was etched by Chatelain and finished with burin by Francois Vivares from a painting owned by the Duke of Kingston. Prints after the work of Old Master paintings were popular in the eighteenth century and were often copied from paintings owned by English art dealers or collectors or gentleman who had imported them from abroad. Lending a painting to an engraver or publisher for the purpose of reproduction added to the value of the work itself and raised could raise the reputation of the owner as a person of wealth, refinement, and taste -- it also made the print more saleable.
MarkingsClaudio Gillee Lorenese pinx. 1699; engraver: gravee a l'eau forte par Chatelain termine au Burin par Vivares. Publish'd by C. Knapton 1742. In the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Kingston. 4 feet 4 inch wide. 3 feet 3 inch high.