'The Golden Age', after Joshua Reynolds.
Richard Smythe (1863 - 1934)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1908
Materials
glass, gilt and paper
Measurements
275 mm (H)220 mm (W)620 mm (H)506 mm (W)
Place of origin
Old Bond Street
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246675
Summary
A mezzotint titled 'The Golden Age' by Richard Smythe, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. Signed.
Full description
A young girl standing in profile looking towards the right. A three-quarter length portrait with a background of hazy sky and the sea at the bottom left. She both hand are held up with finger tips touching. Smythe studied at the Manchester School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Academy and Berlin Academy. This image was engraved in Old Bond Street, London in 1908 entitled The Golden Age, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) There was a first print run of 300 copies selling for 4gns each. This image was framed and sold by Mark White, 10 Davis Street, Berkley Square.
Provenance
ex Polesden Lacey Store
Marks and inscriptions
Copyright 1908 by Thos Agnew and Sons. Published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, 43 Old Bond Street, London (printed on front)
Makers and roles
Richard Smythe (1863 - 1934), engraver (printmaker) Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), original artist Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd, engraver and publisher