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'''Arthur Pond''' (1705?–1758) was an English painter and engraver.
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'''Arthur Pond''' ({{c.|1705}}–1758) was an English painter and engraver.


==Life==
==Life==
Born about 1705, was educated in London, and stayed for a time in Rome studying art, in company with the sculptor [[Roubiliac]]. He became a successful portrait-painter.
Born about 1705, he was educated in London, and stayed for a time in Rome studying art, in company with the sculptor [[Roubiliac]]. He became a successful portrait-painter.


He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1752, and died in [[Great Queen Street]], [[Lincoln's Inn Fields]], 9 September 1758. His collection of old master drawings was sold the following year, and realised over £1400. An anonymous etched portrait of Pond is mentioned by [[Henry Bromley]].
From 1727 to about 1734 Pond lived at No. 16-17 Great Piazza, [[Covent Garden]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Piazza: Notable private residents in the Piazza | website = British History Online | publisher = Institute of Historical Research, University of London | date = | url = https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol36/pp96-97 | access-date = 10 November 2018 }}</ref> He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1752, and died in [[Great Queen Street]], [[Lincoln's Inn Fields]], 9 September 1758. His collection of old master drawings was sold the following year, and realised over £1400.


==Works==
==Works==
[[File:Rhoda Astley (née Delaval) by Arthur Pond.jpg|thumb|Portrait of [[Rhoda Astley]], c.1750.]]
[[File:Rhoda Astley (née Delaval) by Arthur Pond.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Portrait of [[Rhoda Delaval|Rhoda Delaval Astley]], {{c.|lk=no|1750}}, whom Pond taught to paint]]
His numerous original portraits include [[Alexander Pope]], [[William, Duke of Cumberland]], and [[Peg Woffington]]. Pond was also a prolific etcher, and used various mixed processes of engraving by means of which he imitated or reproduced the works of masters such as [[Rembrandt]], [[Raphael]], [[Salvator Rosa]], [[Parmigiano]], [[Caravaggio]], and the Poussins.
His numerous original portraits include [[Alexander Pope]], [[William, Duke of Cumberland]], and [[Peg Woffington]]. Pond was also a prolific etcher, and used various mixed processes of engraving by means of which he imitated or reproduced the works of masters such as [[Rembrandt]], [[Raphael]], [[Salvator Rosa]], [[Parmigianino]], [[Caravaggio]], and the Poussins.


In 1734–5 he published a series of his plates under the title ''Imitations of the Italian Masters''. He also collaborated with [[George Knapton]] in the publication of the ''Heads of Illustrious Persons'', after [[Houbraken]] and [[George Vertue]], with lives by [[Thomas Birch]] (London, 1743–52); and engraved sixty-eight plates for a collection of ninety-five reproductions from drawings by famous masters, in which Knapton was again his colleague. Another of his productions was a series of twenty-five caricatures after [[Pier Leone Ghezzi]], republished in 1823 and 1832 as ''Eccentric Characters''.
In 1734–5 he published a series of his plates under the title ''Imitations of the Italian Masters''. He also collaborated with [[George Knapton]] in the publication of the ''Heads of Illustrious Persons'', after [[Jacobus Houbraken]] and [[George Vertue]], with their lives by [[Thomas Birch]] (London, 1743–52); and engraved sixty-eight plates for a collection of ninety-five reproductions from drawings by famous masters, in which Knapton was again his colleague. Another of his productions was a series of twenty-five caricatures after [[Pier Leone Ghezzi]], republished in 1823 and 1832 as ''Eccentric Characters''.
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[[File:Benjamin (after Francisco de Zurbarán).jpg|thumb|right|''Benjamin'' from ''[[Jacob and his twelve sons]]'']]
In 1756 he was commissioned by [[Bishop of Durham]] [[Richard Trevor (bishop)|Richard Trevor]] to paint the portrait of Benjamin missing from the set ''[[Jacob and his twelve sons]]'' painted by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]]. This hangs in the Long Dining Room at [[Auckland Castle]].<ref name=BrownFirst>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Mark|title=Zurbarán masterpieces to leave UK for US for the first time|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jul/31/zurbaran-masterpieces-leave-uk-united-states-first-time-auckland-castle|accessdate=31 July 2016|publisher=The Guardian|date=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aucklandcastle.org/about/long-dining-room |title=''The Long Dining Room at Auckland Castle'' |access-date=2014-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224172206/http://aucklandcastle.org/about/long-dining-room |archive-date=2014-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=London should keep its hands off the treasures of the north
|publisher=[[The Guardian]]
|date=2005-10-07
|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1586992,00.html
|accessdate=2007-08-21
|first=Simon
|last=Jenkins
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824205112/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0%2C%2C1586992%2C00.html
|archivedate=24 August 2007
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| title = Bid to keep castle paintings in N-E
| publisher = [[The Northern Echo]]
| date = 2001-05-14
| url = http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2001/5/14/171061.html
| accessdate = 2007-08-21 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092203/http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2001/5/14/171061.html| archivedate= 29 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release
| title = Francisco Zurbarán paintings saved by £15m donation
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2011-03-31
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12913686
| accessdate = 2011-03-31}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite DNB|wstitle=Pond, Arthur}}
*<!--Attribution--> {{DNB|wstitle=Pond, Arthur|volume=46}}


==Further reading==
;Attribution
* {{cite book|last=Lippincott|first=Louise|date=1983|url=https://archive.org/details/sellingartingeor0000lipp|url-access=registration|title=Selling Art in Georgian London: The Rise of Arthur Pond|series=Studies in British Art|location=London, New Haven|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-03070-3|via=the Internet Archive|oclc=181794146|lccn=83-40003}}
{{DNB|wstitle=Pond, Arthur}}
* {{Cite journal|last=Lippincott|first=Louise|date=1988|title=Arthur Pond's Journal of Receipts and Expenses, 1734-1750|journal=The Walpole Society|volume=54|pages=220–333|issn=0141-0016|jstor=41829564|oclc=5543522303}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Arthur Pond}}
* {{NPG name}}

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Arthur Pond
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Arthur Pond (c. 1705–1758) was an English painter and engraver.

Life

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Born about 1705, he was educated in London, and stayed for a time in Rome studying art, in company with the sculptor Roubiliac. He became a successful portrait-painter.

From 1727 to about 1734 Pond lived at No. 16-17 Great Piazza, Covent Garden.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1752, and died in Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 9 September 1758. His collection of old master drawings was sold the following year, and realised over £1400.

Works

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Portrait of Rhoda Delaval Astley, c. 1750, whom Pond taught to paint

His numerous original portraits include Alexander Pope, William, Duke of Cumberland, and Peg Woffington. Pond was also a prolific etcher, and used various mixed processes of engraving by means of which he imitated or reproduced the works of masters such as Rembrandt, Raphael, Salvator Rosa, Parmigianino, Caravaggio, and the Poussins.

In 1734–5 he published a series of his plates under the title Imitations of the Italian Masters. He also collaborated with George Knapton in the publication of the Heads of Illustrious Persons, after Jacobus Houbraken and George Vertue, with their lives by Thomas Birch (London, 1743–52); and engraved sixty-eight plates for a collection of ninety-five reproductions from drawings by famous masters, in which Knapton was again his colleague. Another of his productions was a series of twenty-five caricatures after Pier Leone Ghezzi, republished in 1823 and 1832 as Eccentric Characters.

Benjamin from Jacob and his twelve sons

In 1756 he was commissioned by Bishop of Durham Richard Trevor to paint the portrait of Benjamin missing from the set Jacob and his twelve sons painted by Francisco de Zurbarán. This hangs in the Long Dining Room at Auckland Castle.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Piazza: Notable private residents in the Piazza". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ Brown, Mark (31 July 2016). "Zurbarán masterpieces to leave UK for US for the first time". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ "The Long Dining Room at Auckland Castle". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Simon (7 October 2005). "London should keep its hands off the treasures of the north". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Bid to keep castle paintings in N-E". The Northern Echo. 14 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  6. ^ "Francisco Zurbarán paintings saved by £15m donation" (Press release). BBC. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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