18th Century Thomas Major - 1772 Engraving"The Good Shepherd" after Murillo
$133.07
18th Century Thomas Major - 1772 Engraving"The Good Shepherd" after Murillo
Thomas Major - Original 1772 Engraving. Major sculp. Murillo pinx. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Septr 1st 1772.
Thomas Major (1720–1799) resided for some years in Paris, where he associated with the English engravers Andrew Lawrence and John Ingram, and was a pupil of Le Bas and Cochin. In Paris Major engraved a number of plates after Berghem, Teniers, Wouvermans, Claude, and other masters; and, after his return to England in 1753, produced many more of the same character which he published himself in St. Martin's Lane. His plates are etched with much taste and skill, and well finished with the graver in the manner of Le Bas. Major's best figure-subject is Murillo's celebrated ‘Good Shepherd,’ which he engraved from a copy (then thought to be the original) at the time in his possession, but afterwards in the Bridgewater collection; the print was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1776. Major was the first English engraver who received the honours of the Royal Academy, being elected an associate in 1770; he held the appointment of engraver to the king, and was for forty years engraver to the stamp office.
Size
Approx
42.5 x 58 cm
Please refer to photos of condition. Torn and creased around the edge
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