GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Engraver | Alexander Bannerman (1730-1779) |
| Date | 1805 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Category | Portraits |
| Source | A Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square |
This portrait shows the English painter Hamlet Winstanley (1700-1761) holding a palette and brushes while painting another portrait on canvas. The composition emphasises the dual identity of the artist as both craftsman and intellectual. The engraving exemplifies mid-18th-century British portrait conventions, highlighting professional status through pose, attire and studio setting.
