PETER’S REPENTANCE

Original 1799 14 1/8 inch x 18 1/4 inch Etching and Engraving titled PETER’S REPENTANCE

St Peter kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane at night, hands clasped in prayer and looking up to the heavens, Jesus standing in a doorway at left, being led away by guards.

Print by Jean Marie Delattre (1743 – 1843). French Engraver born in Abbeville and studied in Paris under Le Bas. Early career as portrait specialist, working for Esnauts & Rapilly. Came to England in 1770 to work for Ryland, where he married in 1773. He later worked for Francesco Bartolozzi. Partner with Victor Marie Picot in a print-selling business in St Martin’s Lane, London, in the 1770s. Protagonist in a famous lawsuit.

After the painting by Joseph Barney (1753 – 1832) . A British painter and engraver. He is usually described as a pupil of Antonio Zucchi and Angelica Kauffman and as a fruit and flower painter to the Prince Regent.

Published by Thomas Macklin (1752/3 – 1800), Poets Gallery, Fleet Street

Inscription: Lettered below the image: “J. Barney pinxt.”, “J.M.Delatre, sculpt.” and publication line: “London, Published May 30, 1799, by Thos. Macklin, Poets Gallery. Fleet Street. Luke Ch.XXII v.12”

The etching is in very good condition with general age-related toning, foxing and minor defects from handling. The right border has been trimmed slightly.