A Seat in the Park
Printing Block
1869 (published)
1869 (published)
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A busy park scene. On a bench sit a soldier, a woman, man with a cane, a mother next to her son who is leaning on the bench. The last two are musicians with a violin and tambourine respectively. In front of the bench is a girl with a toddler in a pram. The toddler is playing with a balloon? on a string. Other people are entering the park or walking behind. A gate (doorway), fence, lamp-posts are visible in the background, along with some trees, of which only the trunks are visible and a building, barely visible.
The block has been rubbed with chalk to make the image more visible for cutting. It is made of 12 blocks bolted together, the bolts visible on the back.
The block has been rubbed with chalk to make the image more visible for cutting. It is made of 12 blocks bolted together, the bolts visible on the back.
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Title | A Seat in the Park (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Woodengraving |
Brief description | Woodengraved printing block. Designed by George John Pinwell, wood-engraved by Joseph Swain. A Seat in the Park, illustration from Once a Week, 26 June 1869. |
Physical description | A busy park scene. On a bench sit a soldier, a woman, man with a cane, a mother next to her son who is leaning on the bench. The last two are musicians with a violin and tambourine respectively. In front of the bench is a girl with a toddler in a pram. The toddler is playing with a balloon? on a string. Other people are entering the park or walking behind. A gate (doorway), fence, lamp-posts are visible in the background, along with some trees, of which only the trunks are visible and a building, barely visible. The block has been rubbed with chalk to make the image more visible for cutting. It is made of 12 blocks bolted together, the bolts visible on the back. |
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Gallery label | To cater for an increasing demand for wood engraved illustrations, large workshops emerged, run by entrepreneurial wood engravers. Artists produced designs that were drawn, traced or photographically transferred onto blocks. These were cut by wood engravers, demonstrating immense skill in reproducing linear and tonal effects.
[Group label](August 2019) |
Object history | Bought from John Swain & Son |
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Associated object | E.281A-1906 (Impression) |
Bibliographic reference | Once a Week, 26 June 1869. |
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Accession number | E.281-1906 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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