Andrea Soldi

Portrait of Henry Lannoy Hunter in Oriental Dress, Resting from Hunting, with a Manservant Holding Game

c.1733–6

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Artist: Andrea Soldi c.1703–1771
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Unconfirmed: 1185 × 1460 mm
frame: 1378 × 1654 × 85 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased with assistance from Tate Patrons and the Art Fund 2004
Reference: T11977

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Henry Hunter was a Levant Company merchant based in Aleppo, the trading capital of Syria (then under Ottoman rule) and the gateway to the silk routes. He is shown in Turkish attire, being presented with the trophies of his day’s hunting. Hunting was a frequent pastime of the Aleppo merchants, whose leisure activities were otherwise restricted. The Italian painter Andrea Soldi travelled to the Middle East before settling in England in 1736 on the advice of the British merchants.

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Andrea Soldi

Portrait of Henry Lannoy Hunter in Oriental Dress, Resting from Hunting, with a Manservant Holding Game

c.1733–6

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William Hogarth The Staymaker (? The Happy Marriage V: The Fitting of the Ball Gown)

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