Foundry at Canon, Herefordshire 1792 John Baptist Malchair British When he made this atmospheric study of a working foundry during a trip to Herefordshire in July 1792, John Baptist Malchair carefully inscribed the location, date, and time on the back. The drawing appears to have been made at Canon Bridge, a village close to the Welsh border. Bold watercolor washes were applied over sketched graphite lines, to capture the effects of smoke and fire belching from a furnace against a night sky, together with buildings reflected in a bordering river. The artist shared his interest in the impact of
Foundry at Canon, Herefordshire 1792 John Baptist Malchair British When he made this atmospheric study of a working foundry during a trip to Herefordshire in July 1792, John Baptist Malchair carefully inscribed the location, date, and time on the back. The drawing appears to have been made at Canon Bridge, a village close to the Welsh border. Bold watercolor washes were applied over sketched graphite lines, to capture the effects of smoke and fire belching from a furnace against a night sky, together with buildings reflected in a bordering river. The artist shared his interest in the impact of the industrial revolution upon the English landscape with contemporaries such as Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Born in Cologne, Malchair had moved to Oxford in 1759 to work as a musician and drawing master. In the latter capacity, he encouraged his students to sketch from nature. The free execution of this work may have resulted, in part, from the artist's worsening vision, but it also suggests a renewed study of the watercolors of John Robert Cozens (1752-1797).. Foundry at Canon, Herefordshire 337874
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