For over two hundred years Thomas Bewicks engravings have delighted every generation. His birds, animals and the scenes he saw around him have generated an enthusiasm for his work that has never waned. His influence changed wood engraving and book illustration for over a century. He showed a new way...

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1. Verfasser:	Williams, Graham 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828 (IllustratorIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Charing, Kent The Florin Press 2021
Schlagworte:	Bewick, Thomas > 1753-1828 Holzstich Druckgrafik Bewick, Thomas / 1753-1828 / Criticism and interpretation Bewick, Thomas Wood-engravers / England Wood-engraving, English / 18th century Wood-engraving, English / 19th century Wood-engravers Wood-engraving, English Criticism, interpretation, etc England
Zusammenfassung:	For over two hundred years Thomas Bewicks engravings have delighted every generation. His birds, animals and the scenes he saw around him have generated an enthusiasm for his work that has never waned. His influence changed wood engraving and book illustration for over a century. He showed a new way to use an old skill of cutting images in wood. This book is not a biography of the man but an account of how his talent evolved and how his blocks can still perform their magic. It shows the development of Bewicks engraving, beginning with his first learning exercises; some of them have survived and are included, one never published before. Bewicks talent was obvious to those around him, particularly with his engraving of animals and birds he knew well. Towards the end of his apprenticeship he began a commission to illustrate Gays Fables. He kept a quantity of proofs, many before their final state, and through them the book traces the emergence of his skills as an engraver. This is when he developed his techniques of 0engraving and lowering, a discovery that his mature work later relied on, and he paid close attention to the texts that he followed with studied realism. The great variety of work he carried out when he became a journeyman is revealed, including a quantity of engraving on silver and other metals, an essential part of both Bewicks training and his mature skill. He did not work only on wood
Beschreibung:	Designed and typeset by Libanus Press Ltd Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:	286 Seiten Illustrationen 31 cm
ISBN:	9780906715192 0906715199 9780906715208