ENGRAVING ON PAPER JEANNE D ARC PRISONNIERE QUESTIONED BY CARDINAL OF WINCHESTER BY SAMUEL REYNOLDS 1773 1835 IN L CONDITION H3209 This engraving is old, it is unfortunately very damaged.Inscription lower right: Reynolds engraver of the King of England.Tears especially at the top right, hole / lack at the bottom of the shoe, spots / freckles. Samuel William Reynolds, born in London on July 4, 1773 and died in Bayswater (London) on August 13, 1835, is a British painter and printmaker. trained as an engraver in London with John Raphael Smith and Charles Howard Hodges, two masters of the mezzotint. He engraved for the first a portrait of George III of England in 1794. He began to exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1797 and this, without interruption until 1827. He also exhibited in Paris at the salon of 1810. In serious financial difficulty in 1800, he obtained the protection of Samuel Whitbread, member of Parliament, who paid his debts and the patron. Reynolds then broadened his activity to painting, architecture and landscaping. He redesigned the park of his protector in his residence in Southill Park (Bedfordshire) as well as the property and grounds of Coleorton Hall (Leicestershire) for the Beaumont family. He exhibited landscape paintings at the salons. He was appointed engraver of King George III in 1820. He produced 350 portraits engraved after paintings by Joshua Reynolds published between 1821 and 1826 and currently kept at the National Portrait Gallery. His son Samuel William Reynolds Junior (1794-1872) is also an engraver and his daughter Elizabeth Reynolds (1800-1876) a miniaturist. Sold as presented. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. The photos are an integral part of description.Dimensions: Oil (sight) Height: 46 cm Width: 37.8 cm Height: 60.6 cm Width: 50 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.