A Tyger Engraver John Murphy Irish After James Northcote British Publisher John & Josiah Boydell British 1790 Emerging from a dark cave, Northcote's tiger fixes us with a mesmerizing stare. His stance and mask-like face suggest we are to be his next prey. Conceived during the opening years of the French Revolution, the image may be read as a metaphor warning Britons against the dangerous political forces on the loose across the Channel. The smoky medium of mezzotint was ideally suited to Murphy's rendering. View more. A Tyger. After James Northcote (British, Plymouth 1746–1831 London). 1790. M
A Tyger Engraver John Murphy Irish After James Northcote British Publisher John & Josiah Boydell British 1790 Emerging from a dark cave, Northcote's tiger fixes us with a mesmerizing stare. His stance and mask-like face suggest we are to be his next prey. Conceived during the opening years of the French Revolution, the image may be read as a metaphor warning Britons against the dangerous political forces on the loose across the Channel. The smoky medium of mezzotint was ideally suited to Murphy's rendering. View more. A Tyger. After James Northcote (British, Plymouth 1746–1831 London). 1790. Mezzotint. John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804). John Murphy (Irish, active 1778–1817, died after 1820 London). Prints
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