Sketchbook containing 23 full-page pen, ink and wash sketches of views in and near Lyon, Turin, and possibly Switzerland, most identified and dated by Six. Views include the cathedral of St. John and the Bridge of Boats at Lyon; the royal palace at Tu...
Description:
James Six (ca. 1758-1786) was the son of the Canterbury thermometer inventor of the same name. A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Six was employed as a tutor to John Thomas Stanley (later Baron Stanley of Aldersley), and accompanied him on an ext...
Subject (Geographic):
Lyon (France) and Turin (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Six, James, ca. 1758-1786. and Stanley, J. T. 1766-1850. (John Thomas),
Collection of 40 sketches or tracings, either from drawings or from actual miniatures, in sanguine on oiled paper. None of the drawings are labeled, but subjects bear resemblance to King Charles II; Lady Barrington; the Earl of Lindsey; Queen Catheri...
Description:
Samuel Cooper (1609-1672) was a miniature painter, especially of royal and courtly subjects. His sitters included Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James, Duke of York; he was appointed the king's limner in 1663. He died at the height of his powers a...
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Catherine, of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England, 1638-1705., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, Cooper, Samuel, 1609-1672., Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712., Gibson, Richard, 1605/1615?-1690, and Rosse, Susannah-Penelope (Gibson), 1655-1700.
Subject (Topic):
Drawing, English, Miniature painting, British, Nobility, Court and courtiers, and Religious life and customs
Album of ca. 40 pen and ink, wash, and one color drawing of scenes in Yorkshire, most dated (30 April 1799-9 June 1801) and "drawn on the spot", with the artist's identification of the locales, buildings, and ruins. The first is dated April 30th 1799...
