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Georgian Reverse Glass Painted Print Portrait Lady Mrs Brooks
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Georgian Reverse Glass Painted Print Portrait Lady Mrs Brooks

18th century
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Framed Georgian reverse painted glass print, portrait of Mrs Brooks, circa 1750.

Entitled in the reserve

'Mrs. Brooks'

'C. Spooner Fecit'

'Printed for Jn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill'

Mrs, Brooks the wife of the engraver John Brooks, who was a celebrated beauty, this is one portrait of a number of variations, adaptations and copies by various artists and engravers. This engraving by Charles Spooner, ( Fl. 1720-1767).

Although quite scarce, an identical image to this is, in mezzotint form, is held in the collection of the national portrait gallery London.

In good, sound condition, with some crazing of the varnish but the image is well attached to the glass with no distortions.

Original ebonised moulded frame with granular gilt slip.

The frame 18,1/2" x 14,1/2" or 467mm x 366mm.

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Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Georgian Reverse Glass Print to the 18th Century.

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Description
Framed Georgian reverse painted glass print, portrait of Mrs Brooks, circa 1750.

Entitled in the reserve

'Mrs. Brooks'

'C. Spooner Fecit'

'Printed for Jn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill'

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Mrs, Brooks the wife of the engraver John Brooks, who was a celebrated beauty, this is one portrait of a number of variations, adaptations and copies by various artists and engravers.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques

This engraving by Charles Spooner, ( Fl. 1720-1767).

fig 1. A framed 18th-century reverse glass print depicting a portrait of a seated lady wearing a green cloak and cap next to a desk with a quill.
fig 1. Georgian Reverse Glass Painted Print Portrait Lady Mrs Brooks

Although quite scarce, an identical image to this is, in mezzotint form, is held in the collection of the national portrait gallery London.

In good, sound condition, with some crazing of the varnish but the image is well attached to the glass with no distortions.

Original ebonised moulded frame with granular gilt slip.

The frame 18,1/2" x 14,1/2" or 467mm x 366mm.

Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Georgian Reverse Glass Print to the 18th Century.

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Andrew Nethercott Antiques
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A framed 18th-century reverse glass print depicting a portrait of a seated lady wearing a green cloak and cap next to a desk with a quill.
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Reverse glass prints, popular during the 18th century, were created by adhering a printed mezzotint face-down onto a glass sheet, rendering the paper semi-transparent with oil, and applying coloured oil paints to the reverse side.

Artisans used hand-blown glass plates, copperplate engraved paper prints or mezzotints, oils, spirits, pigment glazes, and molded wooden frames with silvered or gilded slips.

Authentic period pieces exhibit subtle air bubbles or distortions in the glass, micro-craquelure within the backing paint layers, hand-cut wooden backing boards, and natural oxidation along the frame joints.

Display the portrait on a narrow gallery wall alongside minimalist modern artwork or place it above an entryway console table to add historical texture to a contemporary room.

Keep the artwork out of direct sunlight and damp environments to prevent paint separation, dusting the frame with a dry microfibre cloth and avoiding liquid glass cleaners on the reverse side.
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