Description: THE WATERING PLACE Artist: Thomas Gainsborough _________________ Engraver: W. Radclyffe IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND BRIGHTER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! Thomas Gainsborough was born in 1727, at Sudbury, in Suffolk, where his father was a clothier. He early discovered a propensity to painting; but nature was his teacher, and the woods his academy, where he would pass his mornings alone, making sketches of an old tree, a marshy brook, a few cattle, a shepherd and his flock, or any other objects that casually came in view. From drawing he proceeded to coloring, and after painting several landscapes, came to London, where he received instructions, first from Gravelot, and next from Hay man. After quitting his master he resided in Hatton Garden, and practiced both landscape painting and portrait, in a small size. Soon after his marriage he went to Bath, where he began to paint portraits for five guineas, which price he gradually raised to one hundred. In 1774, he left Bath, and settled in Pall Mall, happy, as it might seem, in the possession of fame and fortune. In this situation he was disturbed by a complaint in his neck, which was not much noticed upon its first attack, being supposed to be nothing more than a swelling in the glands of the throat, but it soon put on the dreadful appearance of a cancer, which baffled all surgical skill, and carried him off, August 2, 1788. His last words were extremely characteristic, "We are all going to heaven, and Vandyck is of the party." His remains, by his own direction, were deposited by his friend Kirby, in Kew church-yard, where a simple tablet records his name and merit. Gainsborough was a man of eccentric manners, but very generous in his disposition. If he selected for the exercise of his pencil a child from a cottage, all the inhabitants of the humble dwelling were sure of participating in the profits of the picture. On the institution of the Royal Academy, Gainsborough was chosen one of the first members, but he never attended any of their meetings. In 1784, he sent to the exhibition a whole-length portrait, which he ordered to be placed almost as low as the floor; but as this was contrary to the bye-laws, the council remonstrated with him on the impropriety of his demand. Gainsborough returned for answer, that if they did not choose to place the picture as he wished, they might send it back, which they did immediately. Soon after this he had an exhibition of his own works, which, however, did not answer his expectation. His style of execution, as well as his choice of subjects, was original. His pictures are wrought in a slight manner, with great freedom of hand, and little color, which gives a great airiness of effect. Sir Joshua Reynolds said of him, soon after his death, "That if ever this nation should produce genius sufficient to acquire for us the honorable distinction of an English school, the name of Gainsborough would be transmitted to posterity in the history of the art, among the first of that rising name. Whether he most excelled in portraits, landscapes, or fancy pictures, it is difficult to determine; but upon the whole we may justly say, that whatever he attempted, he carried to a high degree of excellence. It is to the credit of his good sense and judgment, that he never attempted that style of historical painting for which his previous studies had made no preparation." The picture of the Watering Place is remarkable for its force of effect and richness of colouring. The composition also is strikingly beautiful, although it presents only a few cows drinking, and a group of peasant children loitering beneath a rocky bank, overshadowed with trees. Such is the art which enables a great painter, like a poet, to give importance to trifles, Presented by Lord Farnborough. Length, 5 feet 11 inches; height. SIZE: Image size in inches is 5" x 6 1/4", overall page size is 7 " x 10". CONDITION: Good condition. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick rag stock paper. Thick quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS IS AN ACTUAL STEEL ENGRAVING FROM THE 1830's! NOT A REPRODUCTION!
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-13T23:05:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Material: Engraving
Type: Print
