View of Westminster Bridge including Westminster Hall and the Abbey.
Josh. Farington R.A. delt. J.C. Stadler fecit.
[London. Publish'd as the Act directs Oct.r 1790 by W. Byrne, No. 79 Titchfield Street.]
Soft-ground etching with aquatint, proof before publication line, printed in brown, blue and black. 465 x 665mm (18¼ x 26¼"), with large margins. Tear through left margin into plate.
Spectacular view on the River Thames in central London at Westminster Bridge, with Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall beyond; various boats and barges on the river in foreground, some laden with goods, others with passengers. For this trial impression the title was printed in brown rather than the usual black. The colours were printed separately, but slightly misaligned, most noticeably in the ferryman lower right. Joseph Farington (1747 - 1821), a pupil of painter Richard Wilson, who became a member of RA in 1785. He is best known for the 76 aquatints after his paintings in John & Josiah Boydell's 'An History of the River Thames'.
Crace V, 106.
[Ref: 66616] £620.00
[London. Publish'd as the Act directs Oct.r 1790 by W. Byrne, No. 79 Titchfield Street.]
Soft-ground etching with aquatint, proof before publication line, printed in brown, blue and black. 465 x 665mm (18¼ x 26¼"), with large margins. Tear through left margin into plate.
Spectacular view on the River Thames in central London at Westminster Bridge, with Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall beyond; various boats and barges on the river in foreground, some laden with goods, others with passengers. For this trial impression the title was printed in brown rather than the usual black. The colours were printed separately, but slightly misaligned, most noticeably in the ferryman lower right. Joseph Farington (1747 - 1821), a pupil of painter Richard Wilson, who became a member of RA in 1785. He is best known for the 76 aquatints after his paintings in John & Josiah Boydell's 'An History of the River Thames'.
Crace V, 106.
[Ref: 66616] £620.00