1785 (published)
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This print documents the demand of a particular old master painting over a forty four year period, satisfied by the reuse of a copper plate acquired by one print-publisher, John Boydell, after the death of another, Arthur Pond.
This print was originally published on 25th March 1741 by Arthur Pond as part of the series Italian Landscapes (1741-46). The plate was then acquired by print publisher John Boydell who had some of the lettering re-engraved and included it in reprints of Italian Landscapes and also in his printed survey of pictures as Houghton, sold to Catherine the Great, The Houghton Gallery (1774-88).
Arthur Pond's Italian Landscapes project was the springboard for Francis Vivares' career as a reproductive printmaker. Vivares was closely identified with the work of painters Claude Lorrain and Gaspar Poussin, two of the landscape painters most admired by British art-collectors in the eighteenth century.
This print was originally published on 25th March 1741 by Arthur Pond as part of the series Italian Landscapes (1741-46). The plate was then acquired by print publisher John Boydell who had some of the lettering re-engraved and included it in reprints of Italian Landscapes and also in his printed survey of pictures as Houghton, sold to Catherine the Great, The Houghton Gallery (1774-88).
Arthur Pond's Italian Landscapes project was the springboard for Francis Vivares' career as a reproductive printmaker. Vivares was closely identified with the work of painters Claude Lorrain and Gaspar Poussin, two of the landscape painters most admired by British art-collectors in the eighteenth century.
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| Materials and techniques | Etching and engraving |
| Brief description | Etching and engraving by François Vivares, The Cascade, after Gaspar Poussin, published by John Boydell; British, 1785. |
| Physical description | Landscape with hills and a rocky outcrop and waterfall to the right. On top of the hill is a walled complex including church. At the base of the hill in the foreground below the hill are sheep and sheep farmer and his dog, and two people sitting among the trees and shrubs at the base of the hill. The image is framed to the left by trees. |
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| Historical context | This plate was originally published on 25th March 1741 by Arthur Pond as part of the series Italian Landscapes 1741-46. The plate was subsequently acquired by Boydell who had some of the lettering re-engraved and included it in reprints of Italian Landscapes and in his series The Houghton Gallery 1774-88. |
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| Summary | This print documents the demand of a particular old master painting over a forty four year period, satisfied by the reuse of a copper plate acquired by one print-publisher, John Boydell, after the death of another, Arthur Pond. This print was originally published on 25th March 1741 by Arthur Pond as part of the series Italian Landscapes (1741-46). The plate was then acquired by print publisher John Boydell who had some of the lettering re-engraved and included it in reprints of Italian Landscapes and also in his printed survey of pictures as Houghton, sold to Catherine the Great, The Houghton Gallery (1774-88). Arthur Pond's Italian Landscapes project was the springboard for Francis Vivares' career as a reproductive printmaker. Vivares was closely identified with the work of painters Claude Lorrain and Gaspar Poussin, two of the landscape painters most admired by British art-collectors in the eighteenth century. |
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| Accession number | E.1862-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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