Wednesday 31 May 2017

Bust of John Jebb by Flaxman - engraving



Engraving of The Bust of John Jebb MD. FRS. (1736 - 86).
by John Flaxman

Continuing with the theme of painted or engraved depictions of portrait busts and sculptures.

In anticipation of - Printed Stone: Sculpture and its Images.

A workshop at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, 12 June 2017

Organized by by Brigid von Preussen and Cora Gilroy-Ware.

The Ccurrent location of this bust unknown to me.


Portrait bust after a sculpture by Flaxman; finished state before all letters  Engraving

193 x 122 mm.



Portrait bust of John Jebb, after a sculpture by Flaxman; frontispiece to his 'The works, theological, medical, political, and miscellaneous of John Jebb' (1787).  Engraving


Frontispiece to The Works Theological Medical and Political and Miscellaneous of John Jebb,
 pub. 1787.
Engraved by John Hall.

Both images from the British Museum.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3580802&partId=1&people=18486&peoA=18486-1-6&page=1
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