Untitled (cottage and trees) by W.F. Wells after Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough
Untitled (cottage and trees) by W.F. Wells after Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough
Title
Untitled (cottage and trees) by W.F. Wells after Thomas Gainsborough
Artist
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788 (biography)Year
1802
Technique
soft-ground etching with blue-green wash
Image Size
9 3/8 x 12 1/4" platemark
Signature
unsigned, as usual (name printed below image)
Edition Size
projected at 1000
Annotations
in stone, below image: "Published as the Act directs, Jan. 1st 1802; W.F. Wells. Sculpt"
Reference
Paper
antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
Wells and LaPorte
Inventory ID
17314
Price
$300.00
Description
From: A Collection of Prints, Illustrative of the English Scenery, from the drawings of Gainsborough, 1801-1805. These 71 soft-ground etchings were published by W. F. Wells and J. Laporte, who etched them between March 1, 1802 and January 1, 1805: 31 prints in 1802; 28 in 1803; 9 in 1804 and 3 in 1805. Some of the copies were tinted by hand in one or more colors. There was a projected printing of 1000. There was a Boydell reissue in 1819 of 60 plates. 71 soft-ground etched plates, some with wash, some with scraped highlights. Published by Wells and LaPorte. One of 31 prints done in 1802.