A Peach Girl: P.15110-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Peach Girl

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilson, James
Publisher: Sayer, Robert
Draughtsman: Carriera, Rosalba (After)

Entities

Description

After a pastel drawing of this composition, c.1720-80, of which there are three known works, the most detailed being that in a Private Collection in Milan (Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists, J.21.1312; Sani, 2007, cat. no. 356. This work features the foliage and tree trunk as reproduced in Wilson's print); a version with the title 'L'Éte' (Summer) and with a pendant, Autumn was sold at the Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1987 (Jeffares, J.21.1309. This work also features the foliage and trunks, but to a lesser degree) and a copy sold at Sotheby's, London in 1975 (Jeffares, J.21.1314)). Half-length, to waist, female figure facing left, head turned to address the spectator. She wears rustic dress with light-coloured chemise and bodice over with lacing at the front. She holds a peach in her right hand and carries several others in a cloth/apron in front. A shadowy background with a tree trunk visible behind and to the right.

Notes

History note: One of 36 prints purchased by the Director at a cost of £2 (see Syndicate minutes, 6 Feb 1885, item 7). Other works included: two prints by Georg Pencz, P.4591-R and P.4602-R. Also mezzotints, P.10425-R, Richard Houston after Reynold's portrait of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland and P.15103-R, James Watson after Robert Edge Pine's portrait of the printseller, Elizabeth Bull.

Legal notes

Bought from Wisbey's Sale Rooms, 1885-02-04

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1885-02-04) by Wisbey's Sale Rooms

Dating

18th Century#
Production date: AD 1786

Note

Mezzotint. Trimmed within the platemark and laid down on a paper mount. Production, title and sale details inscribed in graphite on the mount. The print was published by Robert Sayer at No. 53 Fleet Street (See Chaloner Smith, 22). Chaloner Smith describes two states; the first before the plate was finished and without Sayer's publication address and the second after it was added. This is presumably an impression of the second, published state, as comparison with an impression of this state at The Met indicates that the plate is finished (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 42.119.113). Inscribed in graphite on the verso with production details and title. Wilson also, presumably around the same date, engraved a reduced version for Sayer, which was published on 1st December 1786. See BM 2010,7081.2009. See also, P.15101-R, James Watson's plate after the same work by Carriera.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15110-R
Primary reference Number: 240138
Chaloner Smith: 22.?II
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): undescribed
Russell (Chaloner Smith): undescribed
Stable URI