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Fisher (Edward, 1722-1785). Portrait of

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Fisher (Edward, 1722-1785). Portrait of

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200 £ - 300 £
ca. 255 $ - 382 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
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Fisher (Edward, 1722-1785). Portrait of Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra, [circa 1752], mezzotint on laid paper, proof before letters, a rich, dark, velvety impression, after the original painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the celebrated courtesan Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl, after Sir Joshua Reynolds plate size 36 x 25.5 cm (14.2 x 10 ins), sheet size 37 x 26.3 cm (14.5 x 10.3 ins), window-mounted, together with 5 other engravings, including a proof before letters of the mezzotint portrait of the Countess of Lincoln (1728-1765) by James McArdell after Sir Joshua Reynolds (formerly in the G.E. Russell Collection), trimmed to margins, a proof before title of the mezzotint by Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837) after Sir Joshua Reynolds of the Countess Spencer, published 16th July 1784, the second state, a fine impression, a mezzotint of Lady Charlotte Greville by John Young after John Hoppner an engraving by E. Mitchell after Henri Pierre Danloux of the infant George Henry Lord Scott, born 2nd January 1798, published by E. Mitchell February 1, 1800, and Robert Dunkarton (1744-1811), Miss Horneck, after Joshua Reynolds published February 20th, 1778, fine mezzotint on laid paper, light spotting to edges, plate size 51 x 35.5 cm (20 x 14 ins), with margins, window-mounted (Qty: 6) Provenance: Martin Erdmann Collection of Early English Mezzotints and Colour Prints (Sold Christie's, London, November 16, 1937). Chaloner Smith (1883), 18. Catherine Mary Fisher, better known as Kitty Fisher (1741-1767) was perhaps the most notorious English courtesan of the 18th century who was painted by Reynolds no fewer than 7 times. His 1759 portrait of Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl depicts a scene recalling the legendary banquet held by Cleopatra to impress Marc Antony, at which she took a giant pearl from her ear, dissolved it in wine and drank it. According to Casanova, Kitty Fisher similarly once ate a £100 bank note on a slice of buttered bread, which had been given to her by Sir Richard Adkins brother of the beautiful Mrs Pitt, thereby indicating the courtesan's profligacy, as well as her high 'price'. She died in her mid-20s, possibly from the effects of lead-based cosmetics, but more probably from tuberculosis at Bath. She is celebrated in the well-known nursery rhyme 'Lucy Locket lost her pocket/Kitty Fisher found it; There was not a penny in it/Only a ribbon round it.'.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 321
Auktion:
Datum:
05.03.2020
Auktionshaus:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
Beschreibung:

Fisher (Edward, 1722-1785). Portrait of Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra, [circa 1752], mezzotint on laid paper, proof before letters, a rich, dark, velvety impression, after the original painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the celebrated courtesan Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl, after Sir Joshua Reynolds plate size 36 x 25.5 cm (14.2 x 10 ins), sheet size 37 x 26.3 cm (14.5 x 10.3 ins), window-mounted, together with 5 other engravings, including a proof before letters of the mezzotint portrait of the Countess of Lincoln (1728-1765) by James McArdell after Sir Joshua Reynolds (formerly in the G.E. Russell Collection), trimmed to margins, a proof before title of the mezzotint by Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837) after Sir Joshua Reynolds of the Countess Spencer, published 16th July 1784, the second state, a fine impression, a mezzotint of Lady Charlotte Greville by John Young after John Hoppner an engraving by E. Mitchell after Henri Pierre Danloux of the infant George Henry Lord Scott, born 2nd January 1798, published by E. Mitchell February 1, 1800, and Robert Dunkarton (1744-1811), Miss Horneck, after Joshua Reynolds published February 20th, 1778, fine mezzotint on laid paper, light spotting to edges, plate size 51 x 35.5 cm (20 x 14 ins), with margins, window-mounted (Qty: 6) Provenance: Martin Erdmann Collection of Early English Mezzotints and Colour Prints (Sold Christie's, London, November 16, 1937). Chaloner Smith (1883), 18. Catherine Mary Fisher, better known as Kitty Fisher (1741-1767) was perhaps the most notorious English courtesan of the 18th century who was painted by Reynolds no fewer than 7 times. His 1759 portrait of Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl depicts a scene recalling the legendary banquet held by Cleopatra to impress Marc Antony, at which she took a giant pearl from her ear, dissolved it in wine and drank it. According to Casanova, Kitty Fisher similarly once ate a £100 bank note on a slice of buttered bread, which had been given to her by Sir Richard Adkins brother of the beautiful Mrs Pitt, thereby indicating the courtesan's profligacy, as well as her high 'price'. She died in her mid-20s, possibly from the effects of lead-based cosmetics, but more probably from tuberculosis at Bath. She is celebrated in the well-known nursery rhyme 'Lucy Locket lost her pocket/Kitty Fisher found it; There was not a penny in it/Only a ribbon round it.'.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 321
Auktion:
Datum:
05.03.2020
Auktionshaus:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
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