Pine.Will.m Delamotte 1810.
Drawn & Etched by William De La Motte. Prepared & Aquafortis by J. Girtin.
[Great Marlow, 1811.]
Rare soft-ground etching. Sheet 490 x 370mm (19¼ x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, pinholes in corners.
A stag and two does in a wooded landscape. William Alfred Delamotte (1775-1863) trained under Benjamin West. He presented a number of his own prints (which he published himself) to the British Museum. He was the drawing master at Sandhurst for 40 years. John Girtin was the elder brother of Thomas Girtin.
BM 1850,0413.47, first state, before added mezzotint. See Ref 59686 & 59685
[Ref: 59687] £260.00
[Great Marlow, 1811.]
Rare soft-ground etching. Sheet 490 x 370mm (19¼ x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, pinholes in corners.
A stag and two does in a wooded landscape. William Alfred Delamotte (1775-1863) trained under Benjamin West. He presented a number of his own prints (which he published himself) to the British Museum. He was the drawing master at Sandhurst for 40 years. John Girtin was the elder brother of Thomas Girtin.
BM 1850,0413.47, first state, before added mezzotint. See Ref 59686 & 59685
[Ref: 59687] £260.00