| The Holy Family, by Nicholo Beretoni (1603 – 1655), was drawn by G. Farington (1752 – 1788) and engraved by John Keyse Serwin (1751 – 1790) for the Houghton Gallery Series collection. George Farington was a student at the Royal Academy and studied with Benjamin West (1738 – 1820). George maintained a diary from 1793 chronicling the important arts of the period and won many awards for his historical renderings. John Keyse Serwin, esteemed engraver and successful history painter, was a member of the Royal Academy and a student of John Astley (1720 – 1787) and one of the few pupils of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725 – 1815). Sherwin was appointed engraver to King George III in 1785 and was also engraver to the King of Wales. Although he made a handsome income his prodigal nature left him in extreme poverty when he died in 1790. The Holy Family, was published by the eminent English publisher, John Boydell (1719 – 1804), March 2, 1778, in Cheapside London. The Holy Family engraving has a vellum covering and measures, 16.00 inches H X 18.00 inches W, with the image size of, 12.50 inches H X 15.00” inches . Please click here to learn more about the history of The Houghton Gallery Series collection. And don’t forget to check out the Related Product links below to view more mezzotint engravings from John Boydell’s Houghton Gallery series. |
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