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Prints and Maps
Thomas Bowles (Etcher)
Pieter Casteels (Painter)
John Bowles (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1744-1745
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Line Etched with minimal burin work, Hand colored, Painted
1966.1048.005 A
Object Number1966.1048.005 A |
Print (Etching)
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Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Thomas Bowles (Etcher)
c. 1712-c.1753
Pieter Casteels (Painter)
1684-1749
John Bowles (Publisher)
c.1701-1779
John Bowles traded under his own name from c. 1724-1754 and 1764-1779. He trained his son Carington Bowles (1724-1792) and they traded together as John Bowles and Son from 1754 to 1764. John's brother Thomas Bowles (1712-1767) had a similar business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington took over in 1764 when his uncle retired. Carington and John then began trading separately under their own names. Carington was succeeded by his son Henry Carington Bowles (1763-1830), who printed under the name Bowles & Carver (with Samuel Carver). John was succeeded by Robert Wilkinson.
John Bowles, and later John Bowles and Son, used the inscription "at the Black Horse in Cornhill" until 1766, when fire damaged his shop. He relocated to No. 13 Cornhill by 1768.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1744-1745
1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; T:Bowles Sculp.
2. Inscription; Lower center, in banderole; Sold by John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside.
Still life; Botanical illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Line Etched with minimal burin work, Hand colored, Painted
14.28 (H) , 10.49 (W) , 13.04 (Image H) , 9.5 (Image W)
36.26 (H) , 26.65 (W) , 13.04 (Image H) , 9.5 (Image W)
Plate H: 13.60 in. (34.55 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Bowles, John
Mercers Hall in Cheapside, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Compare with Churchill 406; Heawood 1829; features a fleur-de-lis within a coat-of-arms, with "4" at the base, IVC(or G) at the base and a countermark "IV"
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
From the quarto edition of engravings after flower paintings by Pieter Casteels.
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 174-177 (print series).