1804 William Hamilton ETRUSCAN GREEK VASES fine ANTIQUE handcolored engraving

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1804 William Hamilton ETRUSCAN GREEK VASES fine ANTIQUE handcolored engraving:
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1804 William Hamilton ETRUSCAN GREEK VASES fine ANTIQUE handcolored engraving 1804 William Hamilton ETRUSCAN GREEK VASES fine ANTIQUE handcolored engraving

Fine engraving by Thomas Kirk [1765-1790]

For the posthumously published work:

Leaf: 23.7 x 14.7 cms; 9.3 x 5.7 inches

Hand colored

Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Vases of the late Sir William Hamilton :

London : 1804.

Thomas Kirk (1765–1797) was a noted English artist, book illustrator and engraver of the late 18th century. A pupil of Richard Cosway, Kirk exhibited the first of 25 works at the Royal Academy in 1785, and created many famous engravings based either upon his own work or works by, amongst others, Angelica Kauffman, Richard Westall or Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Although he illustrated James Thomson\'s The Seasons in 1793, he was employed most consistently by Cooke for his editions of celebrated works of literature. Cooke\'s Pocket Edition of English Poets (1796-8) was especially popular, and Kirk\'s illustrations impressed many of his contemporaries. Edward Dayes said of him: \'He passed like a meteor through the region of art\'.

Original drawings by him are rare, often in oval format, and owing much to the influence of Kauffman. The draughtsmanship is of the highest quality and some his pictures are described as \'ornamented\' by R. W. Satchwell, who occasionally drew the surrounds.

However, his promising career was cut short through illness. Working to the end, he died in 1797 of consumption (i.e. tuberculosis), having exhibited his final works at the Royal Academy (Evening and A Dream) the previous year.

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