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River landscape
Cottage in a Landscape
Cottage and Landscape
River landscape
Cottage in a Landscape
John Thomson (English, 1785–1866)
After: John Varley (English, 1778–1842)
William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
After: John Varley (English, 1778–1842)
William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
English
1822
Medium/Technique
Relief (color printing)
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.6 × 37.8 cm (10 1/2 × 14 7/8 in.)
Image: 13 × 20.2 cm (5 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Image: 13 × 20.2 cm (5 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK79
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionWilliam Savage described this image as follows:
"In this subject there is a suite of fourteen blocks. It commenced with printing the clouds, which are the Neutral Tint; then the blue sky, with Antwerpt blue, and advanced progressively to the darkest shades; the trees were glazed with green after the deepest parts were printed. From having to match the colours of a drawing in so many tints, which pass over each other, it is not practicable to give the precise composition of the colour that each block produced; nor would it be possible to trace them in the impression."
Published in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822).
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a second set of these images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269)
"In this subject there is a suite of fourteen blocks. It commenced with printing the clouds, which are the Neutral Tint; then the blue sky, with Antwerpt blue, and advanced progressively to the darkest shades; the trees were glazed with green after the deepest parts were printed. From having to match the colours of a drawing in so many tints, which pass over each other, it is not practicable to give the precise composition of the colour that each block produced; nor would it be possible to trace them in the impression."
Published in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822).
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a second set of these images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269)
InscriptionsVerso, lower left, in graphite: Savage
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE: Koehler was the first curator of prints at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE: Koehler was the first curator of prints at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.