John Collet 1725-1780. British School 18th.Century. Grey wash watercolour drawing. A study of a lady and gentleman walking in a pleasure garden. Dateable to Circa.1760. Provenance: with William Drummond London. 18 by 14.5 cms to mounted image. 33 by 30 cms overall framed.
John Collet was a painter of mainly genre and low-life subjects. He studied at the St. Martin's Lane Academy and was pupil of Lambert. He was seen as the natural successor to William Hogarth and his works were popularized by engravings published by Robert Sayer and John Smith, and from 1777-81 by mezzotints published by Carington Bowles.