Description: thanks for checking out one of my items, if you like this you will probably like other items i have, i get tons of stuff in diverse fields of collecting and use. NOTE: i will always combine items to save you shipping cost. THIS ITEM IS----a nice print from John Russell, the original art hangs in the Louvre here is some info about Russel from nmdb.com "British portrait painter in pastel, was born at Guildford, Surrey. At an early age he entered the studio of Francis Cotes, R.A., from whom he derived his artistic education, and set up his own studio in 1767. Russell was a man of remarkable religious character, a devout follower of George Whitefield. He began an elaborate introspective diary in Byrom's shorthand in 1766 and continued it to the time of his death. In it he records his own mental condition and religious exercises, entering with a certain morbid ingenuity into long disquisitions, and only occasionally recording information concerning his sitters. His religious life is the key to his complex character, as it actuated his whole career. He obtained the gold medal at the Royal Academy for figure drawing in 1770 and exhibited from the beginning of the Academy down to 1805. Russell was the finest painter in crayons England ever produced, and although he painted in oil, in watercolors and in miniature, it was by his works in crayon that his reputation was made. He wrote the Elements of Painting in Crayon, and described in it his method. He made his own crayons, blending them on his pictures by a peculiar method termed "sweetening." This he carried out with his fingers, rubbing in the colors and softening them in outline, uniting color to color so accurately that they melt into one another with a characteristic cadence. His pastel work is to oil painting "what the vaudeville is to the tragedy or the sonnet to the epic." His colors were pure and his blending so perfect that no change is to be seen in his works since they were executed. Sir Joseph Banks, writing in 1789 respecting his portraits of the president, of Lady, Mrs. and Miss Banks, stated that "the oil pictures of the present time fade quicker than the persons they are intended to present, but the colors made use of by Russell will stand for ever", and in that prophecy is so far justified. An important picture by him hangs in the Louvre ("Child with Cherries"), and two, including "The Old Bathing Man at Brighton", are owned by the crown. At the Royal Academy, of which he was a member, he exhibited three hundred and thirty works, and his portraits were engraved by Collyer, Turner, Heath, Dean, Bartolozzi, Trotter and other prominent engravers. Russell received warrants of appointment to the King, Queen, Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He was interested in astronomy, a friend of William Herschel, and no mean mathematician. He drew an exceedingly accurate map of the moon, and invented a piece of complicated mechanism for exhibiting its phenomena, publishing a pamphlet describing the apparatus. VIEW MY OTHER AUCTION ITEMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Paypal users must be verified, and have a confirmed address. 2. Payment must be received within 5 days, or sale is voided, and item may be relisted. 3.Shipping is usually done by USPS or Fed Ex. I may switch shipping carrier and methods at any time. 4.Seller assumes no responsibitlity with regards to loss, damage of property, or personal injury. 5. Bidder must be 18 years or older to participate in this auction. 6.By placing a bid, you are accepting these terms and conditions. LOCATION-- box ( big portfolio art--(-A-)---under A ) Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 27.73 USD
Location: Tilton, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-03-25T17:23:17.000Z
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