Amsterdam, Shanks Leggs servant shaving him [art original].

Description

Title: Amsterdam, Shanks Leggs servant shaving him [art original].
Alternative Title: Shanks Leggs servant shaving him
Creator: Nixon, John, -1818, artist
Published / Created: [approximately 1790]
Publication Place: Amsterdam
Abstract: A scene in a bedroom, the bed in a niche behind a curtain, one man sits as he is being shaved by his servant, as a companion stands with his arms crossed. To their left is an open trunk wotj slippers and boots on the ground on the far left. A fourth man stands apart arrange his queue(?), two pistols on the floor to his right beside an open duffle bag. On the right wall hangs a portrait of Emperor Joseph above a large fireplace; on the left wall hangs a portrait of a woman in profile
Description: Title from ink inscription in lower margin, in the artist's hand.
Date from dealer's description.
Two additional ink inscriptions by the artist, to the left ("J. Nixon") and right ("G. Nixon") of the title, identify figures depicted in the scene.
Window mounted on to a slightly larger sheet.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the hospital, La Providence, in Rochester, Kent, England. Purchased from Jarndyce, September 2024.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 17.2 x 23 cm, mounted to 21 x 27 cm, matted to 34 x 39 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English