{"product_id":"after-reynolds-antique-18th-century-stipple-engraving-prudence","title":"Antique Stipple Engraving of Prudence, After Sir Joshua Reynolds","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePrudence 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Engraved by Georg Siegmund and Johann Gottlieb Facius after Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Facius brothers were German-born stipple engravers who came to London in the 1770s at John Boydell's invitation and worked for his publishing house for many years. This plate belongs to the set Boydell published after the New College window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Lettered in the plate: \"Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds,\" \"Drawn by Josiah Boydell,\" and \"Engraved by G.S. \u0026amp; J.G. Facius.\" No hand signature seen through the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Stipple engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Prudence, one of the seven Virtues from the New College west window, shown with a hand mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Origin | London, published by John Boydell per the imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Age | Plate published June 1, 1782 per the imprint. The date this impression was pulled is not established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Sheet Size | 11.6 in. W x 19.3 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 13.6 in. W x 21.3 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Portrait, rectangular\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Ebonised wood with a gilt beaded inner slip, period in appearance, not confirmed original to the print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | Stipple engraving. The image is built from thousands of tiny dots struck into the plate instead of continuous lines, which gives the soft, hazy tonal range you see in the sky and skin. It was the favoured method in Georgian London for reproducing oil paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper, framed behind glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eViewed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51899912356118,"sku":"ENM-20009","price":800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14956.jpg?v=1793726786","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/after-reynolds-antique-18th-century-stipple-engraving-prudence","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}