Daniel Gardner, R.A. (1750-1805), after Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A.

The Snake in the Grass

Details

Daniel Gardner, R.A. (1750-1805), after Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A.
The Snake in the Grass
pastel and bodycolour on paper
27½ x 22½ in. (69.8 x 57.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Dowager Viscountess Wimborne.

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Lot Essay

Reynold's painting, was commissioned by Lord Carysfort and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1784, no. 177 (under the title of Nymph and Cupid), is now in the Tate Gallery. There are several copies, mainly by Northcote, including examples in the Soane Museum and the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. This pastel was probably copied, however, from J.R. Smith's mezzotint of 1787.

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