Prince Serge and Princess Barbara Gagarin with Prince Nicholas Their Son
Medium
Aquatint and stipple engraving
Dimensions
Image: 6 3/16 × 4 13/16 in. (15.7 × 12.2 cm) Plate: 9 5/16 × 6 7/8 in. (23.6 × 17.4 cm) Sheet: 13 13/16 × 10 5/16 in. (35.1 × 26.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.418
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming 1785 aquatint and stipple, titled *Prince Serge and Princess Barbara Gag with Prince Nicholas Their Son captures a tender family portrait of Russian nobility. Created by engraver Caroline Watson after an original painting by the celebrated Sir Joshua Reynolds, it depicts Serge and Princess Barbara Gagarin cradling their infant son, Nicholas. Reynolds, a leading figure of the British Grand Manner style and first president of the Royal Academy was renowned for his elegant portraits of the elite, often infusing them with classical dignity and warmth. The medium's significance lies ...
About the Artist
Caroline Watson|Sir Joshua Reynolds|Princess Barbara Gagarin|Prince Nicholas Gagarin|Prince Serge Gagarin|Caroline Watson (British|Flemish) · 1760 |1577 –1814 |1640
British, London 1760/61–1814 London|Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp