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Isabella making Her Escape From the Castle: from "The Castle of Otranto" (Scene 1 of 14). by Random & Stainbank
Isabella making Her Escape From the Castle: from "The Castle of Otranto" (Scene 1 of 14).
Random & Stainbank
Title
Isabella making Her Escape From the Castle: from "The Castle of Otranto" (Scene 1 of 14).
Artist
Year
1800
Technique
etching and mezzotint on silk, with handcoloring on recto and verso
Image Size
11 5/8 x 7 7/8" platemark
Signature
text beneath image
Edition Size
unknown
Annotations
Titled in text in lower margin; beneath image: "London Pub'd May 24, 1800, by Random & Steinbank / Patentees of the invented Transp.s on Silk &cc / 17 Old Bond Street where Medallions Transparencies Borders &cc Drawings are published constantly"; "No 2" i
Reference
British Museum 2010,7081.7635
Paper
heavy cream wove with silk around margins, recto and verso.
State
Publisher
Random & Stainbank, May 24, 1880
Inventory ID
18714
Price
Price On Request
Description
This "Transparency" was popular in the late 18th century. A mezzotint was transferred to a varnished piece of paper and was colored on the verso. A cheesecloth was added to the margins to make them rigid. The work was then candle-lit from the verso, producing a luminous image.
"The Castle of Otranto" was a series of 14 hand-colored paper transparencies from Walpole's 'Castle of Otranto' created for a peepshow box, printed by Randon & Steinbank, patented silk transparencies, Old Bond Street, London, 24th May, 1800.
There is an impression of this in the British Museum, 2010.7081.7363.