LITERARY PARTY AT SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LITERARY PARTY AT SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.18 a-b

Description

a. Engraving depicting an interior with a group of men seated at table engaged in discussion: the group includes well-known contemporaries of Reynolds, identified by facsimile signatures beneath their portraits, in the following order, from left to right: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Pasquale de Paoli, Charles Burney, T. Warton, Oliver Goldsmith; unidentified black servant in background bearing tray with decanter of wine; inscribed on paper: "To Washington Irving from Henry Van Wart." b. Frame

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Wood, glass, Paper, ink, wood, glass

Subject Person or Organization

Charles Burney, David Garrick, Thomas Wharton, James Boswell, Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson, Filippo Antonio Pasquale de Paoli, Edmund Burke, Sir Joshua Reynolds

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

D. George Thompson

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

James E. Doyle

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1856 - 1870

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SS.62.18

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

24-1/2 in

Width

30 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 1/2 x 30 in. (62.2 x 76.2 cm)

Dimension Description

sight

Height

21-1/4 in

Width

27 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 21 1/4 x 27 in. (54 x 68.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: During Winter Cleaning 2012, it was noted that the top shield of the frame for this object (the frame remains in the study at Sunnyside) is very loose and fragile; overall the frame is in somwhat fragile condition and may be a candidate for future conservation or stabilization.

Notes

Remarks: Engraving was conserved in the spring of 2009 by Fine Art Conservation Group (529 West 20th Street, New York). The work was stabilized and placed in a supportive mount to protect it from further damage. The work was then rehoused at Union Church [8/4/2009]

Notes

Remarks: Torn in three large sections; small losses saved from tears at lower left corner; lower right corner severely dog eared; brittle.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

James Boswell

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Samuel Johnson

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

David Garrick

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Edmund Burke

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Filippo Antonio Pasquale de Paoli

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Charles Burney

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Thomas Wharton

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Oliver Goldsmith

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Henry Van Wart (1783-1873)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Engraving was separated from its original mat during conservation in 2009; mat is now stored separately at UC [8/4/2009]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24D Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Study Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24D