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Print (Etching)
APRIL
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
1966.1048.004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.1048.004 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
APRIL
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, in banderole
Inscription: Printed by 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)
14.6 (H) x 10.45 (W) x 13.1 (Image H) x 9.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
37 (H) x 26.55 (W) x 33.3 (Image H) x 24.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.0 cm). Plate W: 10.0 in. (25.4 cm). H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.6 cm; laid line frequency: 9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
J. Bowles
Place of Publication
Mercers Hall, Cheapside, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Bowles
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Edition Notes
From the quarto edition of engravings after flower paintings by Pieter Casteels.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 174-177 (print series).Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 104, Fig. 5.01