Lady Philadelphia Wharton

by Robert after Anthony Van Dyck Dunkarton, 1744-c. 1810

$350 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A breathtaking impression of this stunning print by Robert Dunkarton, the master of the English mezzotint. This portrait of Lady Wharton 1594-1654 by van Dyck was one of the paintings that George Walpole sold to Catherine the Great, and which John Boydell had preserved for the nation in mezzotint by Dunkarton. Robert Dunkarton is considered to be a master of English mezzotint; his complicated images distinguish themselves with their rich detail and precise execution. His

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