Antique Stipple Engraving of Prudence, After Sir Joshua Reynolds
Antique Stipple Engraving of Prudence, After Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Prudence holds up a hand mirror and looks into it, Reynolds's way of showing self-knowledge in the Virtues he designed for the west window of New College Chapel, Oxford. The lettering credits the painting to Sir Joshua Reynolds, the drawing to Josiah Boydell, and the stipple engraving to the brothers Facius. It carries a dedication to the Warden and Society of New College and a London imprint for John Boydell. The window itself was admired by Walpole and then dismissed by the Victorians.
Viewed through glass and not examined out of the frame. The paper is toned overall. A dark brown spot sits in the lower margin near the Facius lettering, and grey blotches affect part of the dedication lettering. Faint crease lines cross the lower margin. The sheet runs under the frame rebate on all sides, so the platemark and full margins are not visible. The frame shows scratching, chips to the gilt, and loss at the lower right mitre. The glass is scratched. The reverse is sealed with modern kraft backing and was not opened. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.
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