An Artist Travelling in Wales, Henri Merke, February 10, 1799
An Artist Travelling in Wales, February 10, 1799, Etching and aquatint with hand coloring, sheet: 13 3/16 x 15 1/2 in. ( x cm), Prints, Henri Merke (Swiss, Niederweningen, canton Zürich ca. 1760–after 1820), After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), The protracted Anglo-French conflict between 1792 and 1815 prevented British artists from exploring the Continent. Instead, many sought vistas at home, encouraged by William Gilpin’s influential book Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty (1786
Size: 4928px × 4181px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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