Head of an Old Man - Original Etching by Thomas Worlidge - 1753
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Original etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766), signed and dated in the plate T. Worlidge fecit 1753: the head of an old man in cap and turban, wrapped in a fur cloak, treated in the manner of Rembrandt's oriental heads. A lifetime impression.
Original etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766), signed and dated in the plate T. Worlidge fecit 1753: the head of an old man in cap and turban, wrapped in a fur cloak, treated in the manner of Rembrandt's oriental heads. A lifetime impression.
Worlidge was called the English Rembrandt. Trained with Boitard and a traveller in Holland and Flanders, he made his career at the height of the mid 18th century craze for Rembrandt, when the Dutch master's prints were selling in London for enormous sums; his own commanded very high prices in his lifetime.
Medium: Etching.
Artist: Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766).
Etcher: Thomas Worlidge.
Date: 1753.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 4.1 in (8.9 x 10.5 cm).
Condition: Trimmed close to the plate mark and mounted long ago on a support sheet, with creases in the paper. At the upper right corner, an ink stain showing through from a manuscript note on the back.
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Original etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766), signed and dated in the plate T. Worlidge fecit 1753: the head of an old man in cap and turban, wrapped in a fur cloak, treated in the manner of Rembrandt's oriental heads. A lifetime impression.