547 - R. HOUSTON (*1721) after RUSSELL (*1745), Portrait of Reverend John Ryland, 1775, Mezzotint

R. HOUSTON (*1721) after RUSSELL (*1745), Portrait of Reverend John Ryland, 1775, Mezzotint Richard Houston (1721 - 1775 ) after John Russell (1745 - 1806 ): Portrait of the Reverend John Ryland Reverend John Ryland with book in oval frame, 1775, Mezzotint Technique: Mezzotint on Paper, mounted on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "J. Russel pinx. | R. Houston fecit". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "The Reverend John Ryland, A.M.". Date: 1775 Description: Half-length portrait in an oval frame, turned to the right, facing the viewer. John Ryland is wearing a simple clerical robe with a mop and a broad allonge wig. In his left hand he holds a book entitled "Witsii Oeconomia", which he has placed in front of his chest. The composition combines simple dignity with an intellectual note and emphasises Ryland as a scholar and theologian. Person: John Collett Ryland (1723 - 1792 ) Keywords: Portrait, 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 35,2 cm x 25,0 cm (13,9 x 9,8 in) Condition: Defective condition. Discoloured due to age and with foxing. Graphic has been narrowly trimmed. Corners with lesions. The corners slightly damaged due to adhesive residue on the reverse of an old mount. Missing area at the lower left corner of the sheet. The print image strong and largely well preserved in its tonal values.