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WATSON, Thomas after Sir Joshua REYNOLDS
[Mrs. Lucy Hardinge]
London: Published by Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14 Pall Mall East, Nov. 1, 1907. Mezzotint. Later impression of Watson's print first published in 1780, with Colnaghi & Co stamp in lower left corner. Proof before letters. On fine india paper mounted onto thick white wove as issued. In excellent condition. Image size: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches. Plate mark: 18 x 13 inches. Sheet size: 24 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches.
An exquisite image of Mrs. Hardinge by the master engraver Thomas Watson.
In tone and texture Watson perfectly captures the fragile beauty of Reynolds' delicate portrait of Mrs. Hardinge. Thomas Watson was considered a leader during the golden day of English mezzotint. His bold style focuses on the play between light and shade, forming a surface consistency that is beautiful to behold. He began his career in London where, for a short time, he worked as a print seller in New Bond Street with fellow engraver William Dickinson. Although Watson was an accomplished stipple engraver, he was renowned for his talents as a mezzotinter. He worked from pictures by the masters of his age, artists such as Reynolds, Dance, and West, from which he created inspired beautiful images.
Goodwin, Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins 39; Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits 18; O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits...in the British Museum 3.
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#8606 $450.00 
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