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Print (Etching)
MARCH
Thomas Bowles, Pieter Casteels, John Bowles
1744-1745
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Bowles (Etcher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1966.1048.003 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.1048.003 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
MARCH
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Bowles (Etcher); Pieter Casteels (Painter); John Bowles (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1744-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, within banderole
Inscription: Printed for John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Still life
- Botanical illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line Etched with minimal burin work
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14.1 (H) x 10 (W) x 13.3 (Image H) x 9.43 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.9 (H) x 25.5 (W) x 33.8 (Image H) x 23.95 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 14.0 in. (35.5 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm). Measurements by sight, in frame.
Publisher Summary
J. Bowles
Place of Publication
Mercer's Hall, Cheapside, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Bowles
Edition Watermark
Unidentified, featuring a lily in a shield with a coronet above and "LVG" below and a countermark "IV"
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Edition Notes
From the quarto edition of engravings after flower paintings by Pieter Casteels. Watermark is a Van Gelder Strassburg lily.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 150, p. 227.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 174-177 (print series).