A View of Hackney Church from the Street.
Print
January 8th, 1791 (printed)
January 8th, 1791 (printed)
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Who was Elizabeth Howorth? (1735 –1820)
Born in England, made prints in England
Printmaking activity: 1789 –1791
Little is known of Elizabeth Howorth, but she was taught etching by her drawing tutor, John Baptiste Malchair. In the late 18th century, Howorth decided to sell her prints to make money whilst her husband, a soldier, was on half-pay. She continued to make topographical prints but appears to have stopped printmaking once her husband was re-employed during the Napoleonic wars. Her prints reveal the ways in which many amateur women printmakers engaged with the commercial print market.
Born in England, made prints in England
Printmaking activity: 1789 –1791
Little is known of Elizabeth Howorth, but she was taught etching by her drawing tutor, John Baptiste Malchair. In the late 18th century, Howorth decided to sell her prints to make money whilst her husband, a soldier, was on half-pay. She continued to make topographical prints but appears to have stopped printmaking once her husband was re-employed during the Napoleonic wars. Her prints reveal the ways in which many amateur women printmakers engaged with the commercial print market.
Object details
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| Title | A View of Hackney Church from the Street. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Aquatint |
| Brief description | 'Hackney Church, from the street', aquatint by Elizabeth Howorth, England 1791. |
| Physical description | Aquatint image of Hackney depicting a view of Hackney Church from the street. |
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| Gallery label | Aquatint Landscapes
By employing the aquatint technique, Howorth was able to mimic Malchair’s brushstrokes and give the impression that these prints are watercolour drawings. Typically printed in brown and black inks, aquatint landscapes were avidly collected in the late 18th century. Elizabeth Howorth’s decision to build her reputation and career in this technique was commercially astute.(2022) |
| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers. |
| Object history | This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. The object was previously thought to share an object number with object E.4601-1923. This was a misnumbering and has now been updated. |
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| Summary | Who was Elizabeth Howorth? (1735 –1820) Born in England, made prints in England Printmaking activity: 1789 –1791 Little is known of Elizabeth Howorth, but she was taught etching by her drawing tutor, John Baptiste Malchair. In the late 18th century, Howorth decided to sell her prints to make money whilst her husband, a soldier, was on half-pay. She continued to make topographical prints but appears to have stopped printmaking once her husband was re-employed during the Napoleonic wars. Her prints reveal the ways in which many amateur women printmakers engaged with the commercial print market. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist. |
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| Accession number | E.4555-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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