. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . ts the use of that king of instru-ments, the graver. Wood - engraving onceestablished by Bewick, and elaborated byhis followers, rapidly spread over Europe,ultimately to reach its highest form of tech-nical perfection in the United States. IX THE UNITED STATES In early days, the American colonies wereindifferent if not inhospitable to the finearts. Only portraitiue and expressions ofpatriotism fonnd a welcome, both in paint-ing and engraving. These, with some maps,diagrams, and views, gave partial employ-ment to a few engravers, with su
. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . ts the use of that king of instru-ments, the graver. Wood - engraving onceestablished by Bewick, and elaborated byhis followers, rapidly spread over Europe,ultimately to reach its highest form of tech-nical perfection in the United States. IX THE UNITED STATES In early days, the American colonies wereindifferent if not inhospitable to the finearts. Only portraitiue and expressions ofpatriotism fonnd a welcome, both in paint-ing and engraving. These, with some maps,diagrams, and views, gave partial employ-ment to a few engravers, with such addi-tions to their number as landed from timeto time from Europe for a sojourn more orless prolonged. Prominent among early ar-rivals was Peter Pelham, an artist of goodaV)ilities, who portrayed in mezzotint a num-ber of New England ministers. Passing on to the Washington period, wefind in Charles Willson Peale an Americanpainter-engraver of merit. Such mezzotintportraits as General and Lady Washington,Lafavette, Franklin, and others easilv rank 116. THOMAS JEFFERSONDavid Edwin THE UNITED STATES among the best native productions of thatperiod. David Edwin, an immigrant fromEngland, brought proficiency in stipple en-graving. His merits can be judged from thebest of his plates, the portrait of ThomasJefferson, appropriately simple and digni-fied in execution. With the advancing nine-teenth century, engraving becomes plentifulin this country. Publishers require manyportraits, views, subjects of all kinds, normust we forget the important and flourish-ing branch of bank - note engraving. Thisteeming activity brings with it a commer-cial sameness of execution, a workmanlike,metallic sleekness, not quite absent evenin the charming vignettes of John Cheney,which adorn the gift-books of the fortiesand fifties. A portrait of Chief Justice Mar-shall, engraved by Asher Brown Durand,after Inmans painting, is shown as an illus-tration of good nineteenth - century speaking,
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