Creator Biography
Hugh Dean, British, 1758-1784.
Preview
Creation Date
1783
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
In frame: 21 4/16 x 19 9/16 in. (53.96 x 49.69 cm)
Not in frame: 12 10/16 x 10 8/16 in. (32.07 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.60
Provenance
From I.P. Hackert, Quatre Vues des Environs de Naples, 1779; engraved by Peter Paul Benazech. This plate is inscribed to Sir Noah Thomas, knight, physician to the king, fellow of the College of Physicians and of the Royal Society by his Most Obliged and Humble Servant Peter Benazech. London, published as the Acts Direct on Oct. 20, 1783 and sold by William Faden, Geographer to the King, Corner of St. Martin's Lane.
Description
A young shepherd sits with goats and sheep inside a clearing surrounded by the ruined walls of a stone fortress, slightly obscured by overgrown plants.
Keywords
british print, engraving, hugh dean, 2015.60