William Frederick Wells & Joseph Wilkinson

Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside

William Frederick Wells's original soft ground etching, "Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside" is based upon a design created by Joseph Wilkinson. It is printed upon upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by Rudolf Ackermann in London in 1824. This impression bears the watermark, 'J. Whatman/ Turkey Mill/ 1824' in the outer margins. This is a fine, original example of the English landscape art created by the British artists, William Frederick Wells and the Reverend Joseph Wilkinson. Note: The Brathay is a river located north-west of England near the beautiful lakeland town of Ambleside.

Original Soft Ground Etching by the British artists, William Frederick Wells and the Reverend Joseph Wilkinson.

Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside

View other original etchings published for the Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire.

Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
#	Image	Title & artists	Medium	Date	-
01-		Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside by William Frederick Wells designed by Joseph Wilkinson	Original Soft Ground Etching	1810 (2nd Ed., 1824)	Sold
02.-		Ennerdale Broad - Water by William Frederick Wells designed by Joseph Wilkinson	Original Soft Ground Etching	1810 (2nd Ed., 1824)	Sold
03.-		Stye-Head Tarn, With Aron, or Great-End, Above Borrowdale by William Frederick Wells designed by Joseph Wilkinson	Original Soft Ground Etching	1810 (2nd Ed., 1824)	Sold
04.-		View on Winandermere (Windermere) by William Frederick Wells designed by Joseph Wilkinson	Original Soft Ground Etching	1810 (2nd Ed., 1824)	Sold

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Title:	Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside
Engraver:	Wells, William Frederick (Germany, 1764 - London, 1834)
Designer:	Wilkinson, Reverend Joseph (Carlisle, 1764 - Thetford, 1831)
Date:	1810 (Second Edition: 1824)
Medium:	Original Soft Ground Etching
Publisher:	Rudolph Ackermann, London
Note:	William Frederick Wells: A fine English watercolour painter and etcher, William Frederick Wells studied art in London under J. J. Barrelet. One of the first generation of watercolour artists, Wells was a founder of the Old Watercolour Society (1804) and became its President in 1806. He traveled extensively both in England and on the Continent, including painting tours to Norway and Sweden. William Frederick Wells's art was annually exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1795 to 1813. For over twenty years W. F. Wells held the post of Professor of Drawing at Addiscombe College. Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside is striking example of the etched art created by the British artist, William Frederick Wells.
	As an original etcher William Frederick Wells is known for two fine sets in soft ground; Gainsborough's English Scenery (1819) and Select Views in Cumberland (1810).
	Joseph Wilkinson: An amateur landscape painter and illustrator, Joseph Wilkinson was educated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow of the College. After serving as a canon at Carlisle he became Rector of Wretham, Norfolk in 1803. He is best known for his designs for Select Views in Cumberland (1810) and The Architectural Remains of Thetford (1822).
	Rudolph Ackermann (Germany, 1764 - London, 1834): London's most famous early nineteenth century publisher of original prints and illustrated books, Rudolph Ackermann founded his publishing empire in 1796. By 1815 he was internationally praised for his detailed miniature engravings which appeared in his Forget Me Not annuals, his superb architectural studies and his landscapes and topographical views. His larger prints were most often issued in sets or portfolios and for these he commissioned some of the finest artists of the day, such as Samuel Prout and Thomas Rowlandson. Rudolph Ackermann's larger views were usually created in the mediums of lithography, aquatint or soft ground etching. Some of his best known sets of subjects and views are The Microcosm of London (1808), History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's, Westminster (1812), The History of the University of Oxford (1814), The English Dance of Death (1815) and The History of the Royal Residences (1829). This original soft ground etching depicts a view of the Brathay bridge. The river is located north-west of England near the beautiful lakeland town of Ambleside.
	This original soft ground etching entitled Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside hails from an 1810 Ackermann portfolio entitled, Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire. It contained over twenty large views, each designed by the Reverend Joseph Wilkinson and etched by William Frederick Wells. In 1824, a second edition of these prints was published by Rudolph Ackermann. As this original example bears the watermarked date of 1824, it is thus from the second and final edition.
Source:	Selected Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
Size:	11 X 14 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by Rudolf Ackermann in London in 1824. Bearing the watermark, 'J. WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1824' in the outer margins. A deeply deeply printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This beautiful landscape view of Brathay Bridge, Near Ambleside represents a superb example of the art of the early nineteenth century English soft ground etching.
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