Dr. Arne

Francesco Bartolozzi|William Humphrey|Thomas Augustine Arne|John Nixon

May 10, 1782 · Etching and crayon manner; third state · Drawings and Prints

This caricatured portrait represents a leading late 18th-century composer known for the operas and masques he composed for London's Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatres. Arne introduced female voices into the choruses of his oratorios and is remembered for "Rule Britannia," written for the masque "Alfred," and for the nursery song "A Hunting We Will Go." Bartolozzi's crayon-manner etching reproduces a sketch he made from life (Royal Collection, Windsor), showing Arne at the harpsichord. The print itself was issued fourl years after Arne's death.

Artist

Francesco Bartolozzi|William Humphrey|Thomas Augustine Arne|John Nixon

Date

May 10, 1782

Medium

Etching and crayon manner; third state

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962