The watercolours and drawings of Thomas
Bewick and his workshop apprentices
£75.00 + p&p
Medium:
hardback book,
two volumes
Dimensions:
22.5 cm x 26
cm
Condition:
fine
Author:
Ian
Bain
Artist: Thomas
Bewick
Publisher: Thomas Bewick's Birthplace
Trust
Published: 1981
Pages: 233 and
230
ISBN: 0
9067 9585 0
Quote: "The Great Auk.
Northern Penguin or Gair Fowl. Pen and
watercolour, study (immature bird) and
transfer drawing by Bewick for his
engraving in British Birds Vol. 2, 1984, p.
162. Engraved during the week ending 21
december 1799 at a charge to the business
of £1.1s. (R.35 Laing). The transfer
drawing may have been made from the
specimen now in the hancock museum,
Newcastle upon Tyne. Coll: Natural History
Society of Northumbria (both drawings)."
Review:
"Introduction and
Editorial Notes by Ian Bain. Two volumes.
First edition. This is the first attempt to
examine the drawings and watercolors of
Bewick. The drawings are reproduced on a
special paper, Bewick Cartridge, created
especially for this edition. The color
reproductions were painstakingly checked
against the originals. Bain gives a full
account of Bewicks working methods and the
arrangement of his workshop, his
relationship with his apprentices, etc.
With over 200 color reproductions and a
further 192 drawings and engravings
reproduced in true
size."
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