Lot 88 A rare Battersea enamel Royal portrait plaque, circa 1753-56
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A rare Battersea enamel Royal portrait plaque, circa 1753-56
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Of upright rectangular form, printed in red with a portrait of Tsar Peter the Great, regally attired wearing the Order of St Andrew and holding a sceptre and crown, engraved by Pierre Soubeyran, in a gilt metal frame, 11.8cm x 8.9cm including frame
Footnotes
Provenance
With Simon Spero, 1985;
Joseph Handley Collection;
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2010, no.43
Literature
Handley, Joseph, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, 1991, p.258, no.12.3;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.254
Peter I of Russia, better known as Peter the Great (1672-1725), died some three decades before this plaque was made. In his 2010 catalogue Simon Spero speculates it is likely that the plaques bearing his portrait were commissioned for either export to Russia or as diplomatic gifts, but Mary White suggests that it may have instead been produced as a result of enduring interest following his only visit to England in 1698, during his Grand Embassy. The engraving is based on an original painting by Louis Caravaque (1685-1752), engraved by Soubeyran in 1743. A similar plaque in the British Museum (inv. no.1895,1226.25) is illustrated by Egan Mew, , 1926, fig.31(1) and another is illustrated by Bernard Watney, 'The Origins of some Ceramic Designs', , Vol.9, Pt.3, 1975, pl.170 alongside the source print.
Footnotes
Provenance
With Simon Spero, 1985;
Joseph Handley Collection;
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2010, no.43
Literature
Handley, Joseph, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, 1991, p.258, no.12.3;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.254
Peter I of Russia, better known as Peter the Great (1672-1725), died some three decades before this plaque was made. In his 2010 catalogue Simon Spero speculates it is likely that the plaques bearing his portrait were commissioned for either export to Russia or as diplomatic gifts, but Mary White suggests that it may have instead been produced as a result of enduring interest following his only visit to England in 1698, during his Grand Embassy. The engraving is based on an original painting by Louis Caravaque (1685-1752), engraved by Soubeyran in 1743. A similar plaque in the British Museum (inv. no.1895,1226.25) is illustrated by Egan Mew, , 1926, fig.31(1) and another is illustrated by Bernard Watney, 'The Origins of some Ceramic Designs', , Vol.9, Pt.3, 1975, pl.170 alongside the source print.
