English School 1754

English School 1754

The Charming Brute: A Satire on Handel

Etching

33.2 x 23.5cm; 13 x 9¼in (sheet)

Together with Jean Baptiste Delafosse (French 1721-1806) after Louis Carmontelle (French 1717-1806); Portrait of the Mozart family; etching; 32.6 x 20.4cm; 12¾ x 8in (sheet); James Bretherton (act. 1750-1799) after Loraine Smith (1751-1835); A Sunday Concert; etching and aquatint; 33.5 x 48.8cm; 13.1 x 19¼in (image); Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian 1728-1815) after Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian 1727-1785); Ticket for the masqued ball at Ranelagh; etching; 15.6 x 10cm; 6¼ x 4in (sheet); After William Hogarth; Masquerade ticket; etching; 19.7 x 27.9cm; 7¾ x 11in; Herbert Bourne (c.1825-1907) after Thomas Webster (1800-1886); The Village Choir; etching with hand-colouring; 14.6 x 25.4cm; 5¾ x 10in (image) (6)

Provenance:

'Mozart family' presented to Angus Greenland by Leopold Mozart, 1764 (according to inscription to verso);

'Ranelagh' presented to Edward Croft-Murray by James and Christine Byam Shaw;

All from the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)