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24. Thomas Frye (1710-1762) Life-Sized Heads: A Man Wearing a Turban, His Hands Resting on a Book; A Woman Holding a String of Pearls |
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Life-Sized Heads: A Man Wearing a Turban, His Hands Resting on a Book; A Woman Holding a String of Pearls
Other Images:
Mezzotints, 1760, 503 x 351 mm. each, Chaloner Smith 16 and 10. Fine impressions on laid paper with small margins, backed with silk, the paper lightly toned so that the contrasts are more subtle; worm holes in the plate margin, not affecting the images, and one small margin corner replaced. Frye, who was born in Dublin, was a multi-faceted man, being both a painter of portraits and the inventor of a formula for making porcelain, the first time it had been made in England. His invention led to the establishment of the Bow Porcelain Factory. But Frye is best remembered as the engraver of two series of mezzotints of life-sized heads, portraits of attractive but unknown men and women in striking poses, exotic costumes and of such enigmatic quality that a few years ago the National Portrait Gallery in London solicited responses from modern viewers for fictional narratives to explain the meanings of the portraits. Clearly, they are as striking and as enigmatic today as they were at their time of creation. They are also rare. Sold as a pair.
