James Paine the elder (Andover 1717 – France 1789) and his son James Paine the younger (Pontefract c.1745 – Sunningdale 1829) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
James Watson (Dublin 1739/40 – London 1790)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1760 - 1790
Materials
Paper
Measurements
557 mm (H)427 mm (W)468 mm (H)340 mm (W)465 mm (H)338 mm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1396301
Summary
Print, mezzotint, James Paine the elder (Andover 1717 – France 1789) and his son James Paine the younger (Pontefract c.1745 – Sunningdale 1829) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by James Watson (Dublin 1740 – London 1790) Paine Sen. points with his glasses to architectural drawings laid out on a carpet-covered table. His son looks over his shoulder. In the background there are books, a curtain, a classical pillar and wild sky. Glazed, brown and gilt frame. Painted by Reynolds, engraved by Watson. Sold by Ryland and Bryer, Kings Arms, Cornhill. Typed note on back with details of James Paine's work at Felbrigg and 'I bought this mezzotint and hung it in his staircase hall in January 1965, RWKC'.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
James Watson (Dublin 1739/40 – London 1790), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist