John (1740) Dixon

Lot 70: Mrs Blake

Name: Mrs Blake
Brand: Christie's
SKU: tvccwk71ym

Est: £500 GBP - £700 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 12, 2008

Item Overview

Description

John Dixon (1740-1801), after Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Mrs Blake
mezzotint on laid paper, third state of three, good impression with thread margins, published by J.Dixon, London, 1771, inscribed in ink 'Mrs Blake' lower margin
unframed
P. 24 7/16 x 15 7/8in. (62.1 x 40.4cm.)

Artist or Maker

John (1740) Dixon

Provenance

Horace Walpole

Notes

Here we see Mrs Blake depicted as Juno, Queen of the Gods as she receives the cestus from Venus. Horace Walpole's characteristic ink inscription of the sitters name can be found on a tab of margin at the bottom

Auction Details

British Mezzotints and Printed Handkerchiefs from the Collection of the Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd

Christie's

March 12, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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