John Samuel Agar Watercolour An Allegory Of Wisdom 1795 Alchemy 17 by 21 cms

17 by 21 cms

"A Fundamental Error in the art of Skaiting" Hand coloured etching Published by H Humphrey

25 cms high

he devoted his time to figure subjects that he exhibited at both the Royal Academy and The British Institution

English School early 19th

John Samuel Agar Watercolour An Allegory Of Wisdom 1795 Alchemy 17 by 21 cmsJohn Samuel Agar 1773 1858. British School late 18th. Century watercolour drawing. An Allegory of Wisdom. Executed on wove Whatman type paper laid to card backing. Signed and Dated 1795. 8. 5 by 11. 7 cms. Image. 22. 8 by 27. 4 cms. Overall in mount. Agar was an English portrait painter and engraver, who exhibited his works at the Royal Academy from 1796 to 1806 and at the British Institution until 1811. Following a bankruptcy he did not exhibit again