[Deepham] J Crome 1813.]
[Norfolk, for the benefit of his widow, 1834.]
Two etchings and drypoint on chine collé, on one sheet. 180 x 145mm (7 x 5¾") & 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), sheet with large margins. Backing paper foxed
Two studies of trees in rural Norfolk, etched c.1811 & 1813 by John Crome (1768-1821), a founding member of the Norwich School of painters and one of the first 19th-century Britons to use etching as an expressive tool, anticipating the Etching Revival. Although Crome issued a prospectus for his etchings, none were published in his lifetime. In 1834 sixty sets titled ''Norfolk Picturesque Scenery, Consisting of Thirty-One Etchings'' were issued to benefit his widow.
Theobald 27 (only state) & 7 (state iv of v).
[Ref: 57581]  £320.00