Valentine Green After Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A Mezzotint Engraving Charles Earl Of Dalkeith With His Pet Owl 1778 satire Circle of Corrado Giaquinto 1703-1766

Circle of Corrado Giaquinto 1703-1766

36 by 31 cms

He studied at the Stadstekenacademie there until 1768

From the 1790s he established himself in Philadelphia and New York producing small crayon portraits (the most notable being that of George Washington

A pupil of Francesco Albani

Valentine Green After Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A Mezzotint Engraving Charles Earl Of Dalkeith With His Pet Owl 1778 satire Circle of Corrado Giaquinto 1703-1766Valentine Green 1739 1813 after Sir Joshua Reynolds P. R. A 1723 1792. Mezzotint engraving. Charles William Scott, Earl of Dalkeith 1772 1819. Superb impression of the 1st. State, Scratch letter proof. Published January 1st 1778 by W Shropshire No. 158 New Bond Street. Provenance: Bears Collection Stamps of Sir Thomas Lawrence P. R. A 1769 1830 and Thomas Kirk 1765 1796. 35. 5 by 51 cms pl. 40. 3 by 56 cms sheet. (Small rust mark to upper left