Title: |
Ennerdale Broad - Water |
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. Ennerdale Broad - Water is striking
example of the etched art created by the British artist, William Frederick Wells. |
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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). |
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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. The Reverend Joseph Wilkinson is best known for his designs
for Select Views in Cumberland (1810) and The Architectural
Remains of Thetford (1822). |
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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). |
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This original soft ground etching entitled Ennerdale Broad - Water
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: |
10 1/2 X 13 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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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 printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This
beautiful landscape view of Ennerdale Broad - Water represents a superb
example of the art of the early nineteenth century English soft ground etching. |
Price: |
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