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William Young Ottley
A Youth at His Devotions /// after Raphael Raffaello Sanzio Renaissance Italian

1818

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Artist: William Young Ottley (English, 1771-1836) Title: "A Youth at His Devotions" Portfolio: The Italian School of Design: Being a Series of Fac-Similes of Original Drawings, By the Most Eminent Painters and Sculptors of Italy Year: 1818, (published 1823) (First edition) Medium: Original Soft-Ground Etching on watermarked wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John McCreery, London, UK Publisher: Taylor and Hessey, London, UK Reference: Brunet IV No. 255; Graesse V No. 63; Lowndes IV - page 1740; Weigel No. 103, page 71-72 Sheet size: 19.63" x 13.88 Image size: 10.07" x 7.32" Condition: Light offsetting to sheet. Some minor toning and soiling to left edge in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. it is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition Notes: Engraved by English artist William Long (Active: Early 19th Century) after a drawing by Italian artist Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (1483-1520). Comes from Ottley's one volume "The Italian School of Design", (1823) (First edition), which consists of 84 engravings made from a variety of techniques including stipple engraving, aquatint, soft-ground etching, black chalk manner, red chalk manner, and crayon manner. Printed in one color from one copper plate. There is a partial "S" watermark upper left. Biography: William Young Ottley (6 August 1771 – 26 May 1836) was a British collector of and writer on art, amateur artist, and Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. He was an early English enthusiast for 14th- and 15th-century Italian art, or the "Italian Primitives" as they were then often called. He spent the 1790s based in Rome, where he bought much art; this was sold for a considerable profit in 1801 after his return to London. He was born near Thatcham, Berkshire, the son of Sir Richard Ottley, an officer in the Guards and owner of a plantation in Tobago, and of Sarah Elizabeth Young, daughter of Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, of North Dean. He became a pupil of George Cuitt the Elder, and studied in the Royal Academy of Arts Schools. In 1791 he went to Italy, and stayed there ten years, studying art and collecting pictures, drawings, and prints, profiting from the turmoil of the French invasion. On his return to England he raised large sums by auctioning his 16th- and 17th-century paintings at Christie's in May 1801 (the lots and prices are listed by Buchanan), but the earlier works would at that time have found little or no market in England. He became an arbiter of taste, and assisted collectors in the purchase of works of art and the formation of picture galleries. His own collection of drawings by Italian Old Masters he sold to Sir Thomas Lawrence, a close friend, for £8,000, and his print collection was also very fine. Paintings in his collection included "The Mystical Nativity" by Botticelli and Raphael's "Vision of a Knight", both now in the National Gallery. In 1808 and 1812 he was living at No.43, Frith Street, Soho, London, and by 1818 in Kensington. He had one son, Henry Ottley, who died in Torquay (d. 3 February 1878). In 1833, Ottley exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art, London an unfinished drawing of "The Battle of the Angels". In the same year he was appointed Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, a post he retained till his death in 1836. Some drawings are in the British Museum, which also has catalogues of two sales of his pictures, in 1811 and 1837.
  • Creator:
    William Young Ottley (1771 - 1836, English)
  • Creation Year:
    1818
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.63 in (49.87 cm)Width: 13.88 in (35.26 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121215018432

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