The General Assembling Room
Etching
1822 (made)
1822 (made)
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Object Type
This print is an etching. In this technique, the design is marked out by drawing with an etching needle into a thin waxy layer - known as 'the ground' - coating a metal printing plate. The channels drawn into the wax expose the metal beneath. The waxed plate is then dipped in acid, which eats into the metal not protected by 'the ground', and so creates the grooves that hold the ink from which the image is to be printed.
Subject Depicted
This print is an illustration to a poem by Peter Coxe, The Social Day, published in 1822. This poem was inspired by daily life at Highgrove, a country house at Eastcote, Hillingdon.
The poem celebrates the benefits of passing leisure time constructively. This print is an illustration to the following lines:
Should chess allure, the board is spread
And intellectual contest fed ...
The print shows several adults studiously occupied. The couple on the left play chess, while the others sew, read or appreciate a painting. The children follow the example of the adults and involve themselves in instructive activities. The two elder children look at a globe, while the smaller child plays with letters on the floor.
People
Henry Singleton was a painter and illustrator. He produced illustrations for books and periodicals, including The Spectator and The Tatler. He was especially noted for his paintings inspired by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare.
This print is an etching. In this technique, the design is marked out by drawing with an etching needle into a thin waxy layer - known as 'the ground' - coating a metal printing plate. The channels drawn into the wax expose the metal beneath. The waxed plate is then dipped in acid, which eats into the metal not protected by 'the ground', and so creates the grooves that hold the ink from which the image is to be printed.
Subject Depicted
This print is an illustration to a poem by Peter Coxe, The Social Day, published in 1822. This poem was inspired by daily life at Highgrove, a country house at Eastcote, Hillingdon.
The poem celebrates the benefits of passing leisure time constructively. This print is an illustration to the following lines:
Should chess allure, the board is spread
And intellectual contest fed ...
The print shows several adults studiously occupied. The couple on the left play chess, while the others sew, read or appreciate a painting. The children follow the example of the adults and involve themselves in instructive activities. The two elder children look at a globe, while the smaller child plays with letters on the floor.
People
Henry Singleton was a painter and illustrator. He produced illustrations for books and periodicals, including The Spectator and The Tatler. He was especially noted for his paintings inspired by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The General Assembling Room (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, ink on paper |
| Brief description | 'The General Assembling Room', etching to illustrate 'The social day : a poem, in four cantos' by Peter Coxe, 1822. |
| Physical description | Etching |
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| Object history | Designed by Henry Singleton (born in London, 1766, died there in 1839); etched by Anker Smith (born in 1759, died in 1819); published later by James Carpenter in London |
| Summary | Object Type This print is an etching. In this technique, the design is marked out by drawing with an etching needle into a thin waxy layer - known as 'the ground' - coating a metal printing plate. The channels drawn into the wax expose the metal beneath. The waxed plate is then dipped in acid, which eats into the metal not protected by 'the ground', and so creates the grooves that hold the ink from which the image is to be printed. Subject Depicted This print is an illustration to a poem by Peter Coxe, The Social Day, published in 1822. This poem was inspired by daily life at Highgrove, a country house at Eastcote, Hillingdon. The poem celebrates the benefits of passing leisure time constructively. This print is an illustration to the following lines: Should chess allure, the board is spread And intellectual contest fed ... The print shows several adults studiously occupied. The couple on the left play chess, while the others sew, read or appreciate a painting. The children follow the example of the adults and involve themselves in instructive activities. The two elder children look at a globe, while the smaller child plays with letters on the floor. People Henry Singleton was a painter and illustrator. He produced illustrations for books and periodicals, including The Spectator and The Tatler. He was especially noted for his paintings inspired by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.781-1887 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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