A second drawing done from the same blot

1785

Alexander Cozens and William Pether

Associated Names
Alexander Cozens

Artist, British, c. 1717 - 1786

William Pether

Artist, British, 1739 - 1821

The image displays a landscape with mountains, trees, and clouds. The mountains reach into a partly cloudy sky near the upper part of the image. The artwork features soft brushstrokes and a color palette of brown shades. Foliage and trees are depicted in the front, with rocky terrain leading to the mountains. There are clouds in the sky, and two goats are visible on a rocky outcrop on the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lift-ground aquatint and mezzotint in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.8 × 30.7 cm (9 × 12 1/16 in.)
    plate: 24 × 31.7 cm (9 7/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.65.1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 199, fig. 6.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Alexr. Cozens Invt.; lower right in plate: Wm. Pether Fecit; lower center in plate: Published as the Act directs by A.Cozens July 20th.1785.; upper right in plate: 42; vertical along left edge verso in graphite: Randall Davies (Lugt 2903a); upper right verso in graphite: 509

Wikidata ID

Q74877313

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