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Aquatint

c.1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Rustic scene showing, to the centre of the image, a squire on horseback talking to a farmer who is wearing a red waistcoat. In the foreground, a flock of sheep with lambs are in a field surrounded by wooden fencing. In the distance; to the left of the image a farmstead can be seen, and to the right a mansion property.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Landscapes
Object type
Aquatint
Materials and techniques
Aquatint and colour wood block print
Paper
Aquatint
Block Printing
Brief description
Rustic scene of a squire on horseback talking to a farmer, with a flock of sheep in the foreground. Aquatint and wood block print on paper. Anonymous. English. c.1850.
Physical description
Rustic scene showing, to the centre of the image, a squire on horseback talking to a farmer who is wearing a red waistcoat. In the foreground, a flock of sheep with lambs are in a field surrounded by wooden fencing. In the distance; to the left of the image a farmstead can be seen, and to the right a mansion property.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 19cm
  • Of sheet width: 23.1-23.3cm
Measured by DH 12/10/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • ANONYMOUS (Landscapes). Rustic scene showing farmer and squire, and flock of sheep in / a pen in the foreground ; in the distance, to right and left, / a mansion and a farm. English, c. 1850. / Aquatint and colour wood blocks. (7 3/8 x 9 1/16) E.669-1937. / Given by Mr. A. R. Harvey. (Label affixed to verso of print, bottom-left corner.)
  • A. R. Harvey / HOLBORN W.C. / WESTMINSTER S.W. / KESNGINTON W.W. / CONNOISSEUR / [?]M / ZZAN. (Stamped in green, centre of verso.)
Subjects depicted
Agriculture
Sheep
Farmer
Squire
Horse
Farm
Mansion
Associated object
E.670-1937
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.669-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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