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Tile Duke Of Wellington. Messrs. Colnagh...
TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . MESSRS . COLNAGHI AND PUCKLE , PltlNTSELLERS TO THE QUEEN , 23 , COCKSPUR STREET , IIAVK TUB HONOUR TO ANNOUNCE , THAT THEY HAVE READY FOIl PUBLICATION A
HIGHLY FINISHED FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF HIS GRACE THEDUKEOFWELLINGTON, Engraved in Mezzotinto on Steel , by Mr . LUPTON , from the admirable Portrait painted in March last for the Town of Sheffield , by H . P . BRIGGS , Esq ,, R . A . PRINTS £ 1 Is . PROOFS £ 2 2 S . FIRST PROOFS £ 3 3 s .
The Publishers feel gratified in quoting from the " TIMES" of November 2 nd the following excellent critique : — " Nothing more completely shows the popularity which the Duke of Wellington so deservedly enjoys than the demand which is made for his portraits . Although numerous portraits of his Grace have been painted , and multiplied by the art of engraving , still the supply does not equal the demand , and painters , engravers , and publishers are continuall y of
toiling to meet the wishes and eagerness purchasers . The portrait of the Duke which has just been published by Messrs . Colnaghi and Puckle , of Cockspur-street , is engraved by Mr . Lupton from an original picture painted in the spring of the present year for the town of Sheffield , in the town-hall of which it is to be placed . The engraving is in the mezzotinto style , on a steel plate . It is remarkable for being an accurate transcript of the painting , possessing the same breadth of light and shadow , the same correctness of likenessand the same happy union of freedom and delicacy of drawing . It represents
, the great Duke as he now is ; the countenance is characteristic of the original , combining the gravity of years with the fire of intellect , at once manly , dignified , and full of thought . A portrait of this sort is worth a hundred of the concocted caricatures of this illustrious man , who is sometimes depicted as a drill serjeant , and sometimes as a retired man milliner . In this portrait his Grace is represented in the dress of a private gentleman—a frock coat , a short cloak , such as he usually wears , trousers , and short boots—in a word , in the costume in which he is to be seen in the streets and parks of the metropolis . The
portrait is a full-length one , the figure standing upright . He has just ali ghted from his horse , the head and crest of which are seen in the immediate background . The figure is remarkably well put on the feet , and stands firmly and securely . This is not always the case in full-length portraits ; the parties represented are sometimes in impossible attitudes , and not unfrequently totter in lameness , or preserve an immoveable equilibrium by the feet being nailed to the flooring . Great attention has been judiciously paid by the artist to the shape and outline of the limbs , which , in conjunction with the
costume , compose portraits and portray character . The Duke is not elongated into a giant , nor compressed to a dwarf ; he is shown as he actually is . One recommendation of this print is the price at which it has been brought out , and praise is due to the publishers for having produced a portrait of the Duke which all persons of any income at all can purchase . It is , perhaps , the best print at the price at which it is published that has appeared for many seasons ; and will form , both as a work of art and as a token of respect to the greatest benefactor of this country , an elegant ornament to the walls and portfolios of the admirers of great virtues and great abilities . "
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVED BY MESSRS . COLNAGHI AND PUCKLE , 23 , COCKSPUR STREET , PltlNTSELLERS TO HER , MAJESTY , & C . & C . & C .
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Tile Duke Of Wellington. Messrs. Colnagh...
TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . MESSRS . COLNAGHI AND PUCKLE , PltlNTSELLERS TO THE QUEEN , 23 , COCKSPUR STREET , IIAVK TUB HONOUR TO ANNOUNCE , THAT THEY HAVE READY FOIl PUBLICATION A
HIGHLY FINISHED FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF HIS GRACE THEDUKEOFWELLINGTON, Engraved in Mezzotinto on Steel , by Mr . LUPTON , from the admirable Portrait painted in March last for the Town of Sheffield , by H . P . BRIGGS , Esq ,, R . A . PRINTS £ 1 Is . PROOFS £ 2 2 S . FIRST PROOFS £ 3 3 s .
The Publishers feel gratified in quoting from the " TIMES" of November 2 nd the following excellent critique : — " Nothing more completely shows the popularity which the Duke of Wellington so deservedly enjoys than the demand which is made for his portraits . Although numerous portraits of his Grace have been painted , and multiplied by the art of engraving , still the supply does not equal the demand , and painters , engravers , and publishers are continuall y of
toiling to meet the wishes and eagerness purchasers . The portrait of the Duke which has just been published by Messrs . Colnaghi and Puckle , of Cockspur-street , is engraved by Mr . Lupton from an original picture painted in the spring of the present year for the town of Sheffield , in the town-hall of which it is to be placed . The engraving is in the mezzotinto style , on a steel plate . It is remarkable for being an accurate transcript of the painting , possessing the same breadth of light and shadow , the same correctness of likenessand the same happy union of freedom and delicacy of drawing . It represents
, the great Duke as he now is ; the countenance is characteristic of the original , combining the gravity of years with the fire of intellect , at once manly , dignified , and full of thought . A portrait of this sort is worth a hundred of the concocted caricatures of this illustrious man , who is sometimes depicted as a drill serjeant , and sometimes as a retired man milliner . In this portrait his Grace is represented in the dress of a private gentleman—a frock coat , a short cloak , such as he usually wears , trousers , and short boots—in a word , in the costume in which he is to be seen in the streets and parks of the metropolis . The
portrait is a full-length one , the figure standing upright . He has just ali ghted from his horse , the head and crest of which are seen in the immediate background . The figure is remarkably well put on the feet , and stands firmly and securely . This is not always the case in full-length portraits ; the parties represented are sometimes in impossible attitudes , and not unfrequently totter in lameness , or preserve an immoveable equilibrium by the feet being nailed to the flooring . Great attention has been judiciously paid by the artist to the shape and outline of the limbs , which , in conjunction with the
costume , compose portraits and portray character . The Duke is not elongated into a giant , nor compressed to a dwarf ; he is shown as he actually is . One recommendation of this print is the price at which it has been brought out , and praise is due to the publishers for having produced a portrait of the Duke which all persons of any income at all can purchase . It is , perhaps , the best print at the price at which it is published that has appeared for many seasons ; and will form , both as a work of art and as a token of respect to the greatest benefactor of this country , an elegant ornament to the walls and portfolios of the admirers of great virtues and great abilities . "
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVED BY MESSRS . COLNAGHI AND PUCKLE , 23 , COCKSPUR STREET , PltlNTSELLERS TO HER , MAJESTY , & C . & C . & C .