Artist: John Brown (1749 - 1787), after.
Engraver: Chevalier Ignace Joseph de Claussin (French, 1766–1844), amateur etcher, and collector of Rembrandt etchings.
Title: Thirty-seven male heads study.
Signed in plate: J. Brown del. J. J. de Claussin f. Inscribed in pencil on the backing sheet: "J. J. de Claussin. 1766 - 1844. 15. can be cleaned."
Dimensions: Image 10" x 8 1/4". Backing sheet 14 1/4" x 10".
Publisher: John McCreery (1768-1832).
Edition: A Collection of Original Etchings. Published by McCreery. London, 1816.
Date: C. 1809.
Materials and Techniques: etching on a thin, lightweight wove paper. Mounted on the same paper as other McCreery prints, and presumably is taken from the same volume because of the same three sides gilded edge.
Mat and Frame: pasted to the backing paper. Glued to the corners on cardboard.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Numerous spots, apparently of organic origin, waviness. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: A collection of [two hundred] original etchings.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1879,0614.591 [a similar one, forty-four male heads].
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C. English School XIX C. French School XIX C.
Notes:
-This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
- There were many other editions repeating McCreery's one, including but not limited to those by W. Lewis (1796 - ) and J. Kay (1742-1826), both in London. (Todd Weyman, Swann).