James McArdell - 1750 Mezzotint Rubens with his Wife and Child After Rubens

Description

James McArdell - Original 1750 Mezzotint. Proof before letters. Triple portrait, after a self-portrait, of the painter standing in garden with his second wife Hélène Fourment and their unnamed young son, all whole-length. ca. 1742-1765. After the painting by Rubens in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, inv.no.1981.238. Unsigned. On laid. Slight damage to top right as shown and discolourations as shown. Otherwise good condition.

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Size

46 x 34.5cm (18.1" x 13.6")
Sheet: 53.5 x 36.5cm (21.1" x 14.4")
Plate: 50 x 35cm (19.7" x 13.8")

Collection Information

From the Christopher Lennox-Boyd collection. We recently acquired a number of fine Mezzotints previously owned by Chris Lennox-Boyd, owner of the finest collection of British Mezzotints in private hands. You can read more about him here.

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