Seasons of the Year
Pair of 18th Century Aquatints
Pair of 18th Century Aquatints
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Spring Summer Autumn Winter F. Barnaskine, 14 Saffron Street, Peter Steet., London: July 9: 1798 Hand-colored mezzotints 14.5 x 10.5 inches Sold, please inquire as to the availability of similar items. |
| Pair of separately issued prints, each representing two seasons. Spring Summer shows a mother and two children, the boy holding a nest of baby birds and the girl picking roses for spring, and a couple with pitchforks before a hay field for summer. Autumn Winter shows a mother and two little girls with recently harvested fruit for autumn, and a couple standing before a snowy landscape for winter. The mezzotint process allowed the artist to achieve the smooth gradations of a pastel drawing. |