Item
The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices, Volume One
- Title
- en_US The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices, Volume One
- Description
- Iain Bain
- Creator
- en_US Bain, Iain See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Bewick, Thomas
- Date
- 2023-09-20T15:17:11Z
- 2023-03
- en_US 1989
- Date Available
- 2023-09-20T15:17:11Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1989
- Abstract
- en_US This is a re-issue of a book first published by Gordon Fraser Gallery in 1981. What a bargain! The two volumes are beautifully executed! The volumes have, respectively, 18 and 20 pages for Bewick's figures and tail-pieces from "Fables of Aesop and Others," published in 1818. Other Bewick works presented in this first volume include "General History of Quadrupeds"; "History of British Birds"; and "History of British Fishes." Particularly fascinating in this volume's coverage of the fables is the comparison between pencil studies and resulting published engravings. My favorite among these lovely pieces, in both categories, is "The Husbandman and His Sons." Without studying the two volumes closely, I am surprised at the number of engravings attributed to Bewick's various apprentices, whose times of apprenticeship are carefully recorded in Appendix A. Six tail-pieces are also included here. The volumes seem to trace plates printed under Bewick carefully. I would also love to learn more about what happened to the blocks used in printing. Bewick and his apprentices do lovely work!
- Identifier
- en_US 13311 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Thomas Bewick Birthplace Trust
- en_US Mickley, Northumberland
- Subject
- Aesop See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection