Prints / PR1821 1/ The cat and the fish 2/ The peacock and the blackbird Publisher/Manufacturer: David EsslemontSeries title: John Bewick: A Selection of Wood Engravings (plate 13) 1980 Wood engraving in black, with letterpress in grey, on white BFK Rives Velin Cuve paper 52 x 62 mm.Purchase: David Esslemont 1991Funding support: Catherine Lewis Trustshow object description Two vignettes / book illustrations from 'John Bewick: A Selection of Wood Engravings'. The upper image is of a cat stalking / watching fish in a stream. In the background are rocks, trees, a mill with a waterwheel, a rider on a horse and a miller? carrying a sack. The lower image is of a peacock and a blackbird in the grounds of a large country house with round corner towers, a gateway and a castellated parapet. Both images have garlands with bows on the upper and side margins
Two vignettes / book illustrations from 'John Bewick: A Selection of Wood Engravings'. The upper image is of a cat stalking / watching fish in a stream. In the background are rocks, trees, a mill with a waterwheel, a rider on a horse and a miller? carrying a sack. The lower image is of a peacock and a blackbird in the grounds of a large country house with round corner towers, a gateway and a castellated parapet. Both images have garlands with bows on the upper and side margins --other objects by this Artist/Maker-- (Prints) PR1827 1/ Alcestes and Praetus; or prudence an overmatch ...
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