Marcellus Laroon The Elder Pen And Ink Drawing Circa.1687 Edward Lacey He worked in the UK

He worked in the UK during the 1760s and 1780s and was elected an associate member of the newly established Royal Academy

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Century French or Italian School

he travelled to Venice

28 by 36 cms pl

Marcellus Laroon The Elder Pen And Ink Drawing Circa.1687 Edward Lacey He worked in the UKMarcellus Laroon The Elder 1653 1702. Pen and ink drawing. Figure Study. Monogrammed upper right. 5. 7 by 8. 5 cms. Image. 27. 5 by 33. 3 cms. Overall framed. Laroon came to London from The Hague in 1674 and established himself as the studio assistant of Sir Godfrey Kneller. Working independently, he also painted portraits and drew vivid genre subjects whose unsentimental approach to everyday life anticipates that of William Hogarth. This small figure