1824 — Veduta panoramica di Roma presa da Ponte Milvio, tratta dal celebre dipinto di Richard Wilson, finemente incisa da Thomas Hasting nel 1824. Wilson (Montgomeryshire, 1º agosto 1714 – Denbighshire, 15 maggio 1782) è stato un pittore gallese e uno dei membri fondatori della Royal Academy nel 1768. Thomas Hastings era un pittore dilettante, disegnatore, acquerellista e incisore di paesaggi, vedute topografiche, soggetti marini e scene della costa. Nato Thomas Barnett; cambiò il suo cognome in Hastings nel 1812, con il quale espose e pubblicò dopo questa data. Ufficiale dell'esercito britannico 1795-1811, capitano dal 1799. Ufficiale di dogana dal 1819. Esposto alla Royal Academy of Arts, Society of Painters in Watercolours, British Institution, Liverpool Academy e Hibernian Academy. Socio dell'Accademia di Liverpool. Uno dei fondatori della Società degli Arcieri di Carisbrooke nel 1829. Incisione in rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Bibliografia Marianne A Yule, Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854): His full identity revealed, in “The British Art Journal”, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Autumn 2015), pp. 56-69. A panoramic view of Rome taken from Ponte Milvio, on the Tiber. After a painting of Richard Wilson and engraved by Thomas Hastings. Richard Wilson RA (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was an influential Welsh landscape painter, who worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake. Thomas Hastings was an amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolour artist and etcher of landscapes, topographical views, marine subjects and coast scenes. Born Thomas Barnett; changed his surname to Hastings in 1812, under which name he exhibited and published after this date. Officer in the British Army 1795-1811, Captain from 1799. Customs Officer from 1819. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Society of Painters in Watercolours, British Institution, Liverpool Academy and Hibernian Academy. Associate of the Liverpool Academy. One of the founders of the Society of Carisbrooke Archers in 1829. A fine impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, good condition. Bibliografia Marianne A Yule, Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854): His full identity revealed, in “The British Art Journal”, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Autumn 2015), pp. 56-69.
