Ugolino. (Count Ugolino de Gherardeschi) Mezzotint 1774.

Sir Joshua Reynolds & John Dixon

Editore: John Boydell., London., 1774

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Published as the Act Directs 1st February 1774. This beautiful evocative Mezzotint after Joshua Reynolds by John Dixon. One small albumen or similar mark on the surface and a small split started at top middle, once folded and light vertical crease down the centre, but barely seen, surface not broken, trimmed close to plate line. Printed on hand-made wove paper, no watermark noticed in the weave. Measures.18 x 24 inches. [45 x 60 cm]. *NOTE: Count Ugolino de Gherardeschi was a 13th Italian nobleman who formed an alliance with Archbishop Ruggieri and ruled Pisa in the 1280s. He was betrayed by Ruggieri and imprisoned in a tower with his two sons and two grandchildren. The key to the prison was hurled into the Arno leaving Ugolino and his family to starve to death. Dante subsequently adapted the story for inclusion in his Inferno. John Dixon was born in Ireland in about 1740 and started his career as a silver engraver in Dublin. He moved to London in the mid 1760's and soon gained a reputation as a skilled engraver of portraits. He was lucky enough to marry a lady of fortune and thereafter his profession became an amusement rather than a necessity. He died in Kensington in about 1780. His work is distinguished by being very powerfully engraved and rich in tone. Codice articolo 8385

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Titolo: Ugolino. (Count Ugolino de Gherardeschi) ...

Casa editrice: John Boydell., London.

Data di pubblicazione: 1774

Legatura: No Binding

Illustratore: Sir Joshua Reynolds & John Dixon

Condizione: Very Good