{"title":"Antique and modern prints","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"stephen-gooden-line-engraving-frontispiece-to-the-poets-cat-1945-framed","title":"Stephen Gooden, line engraving, frontispiece to The Poet's Cat, 1945, framed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: Frame 36 cm square, print 10.5 cm x 11 cm to platemark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:  Very good condition, even age toning.  The mount is new and the frame made from period oak moulding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a line engraving by the pioneer English line engraver Stephen Gooden.   It shows a bust of Homer, books leaning against it, and one book open on which sits a tabby cat. The book is entitled \"The Poet's Cat\".  The print is signed by Gooden in the plate and dated '45.  This is a print from the engraving on laid paper, not a reproduction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe print was used for reproduction as the frontispiece of an anthology of poetry by Gooden's wife Mona, published by George G Harrap \u0026amp; Co. Ltd. in 1946, and entitled The Poet's Cat. It is most likely that the cat is Old Whisk, who features in at least one other Gooden engraving  (number 23 dated 1940 in Campbell Dodgson's 1944 catalogue raisonee).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephen Gooden (1892-1955) was a pioneer of the revival of line engraving in England in the early 1920s - in fact his work predated that of others such as Stanley Anderson and Robert Austin. He studied at the Slade School of Art but his career was interrupted by service in France during the First World War..   From the early 1920s he specialised solely in line engraving (engraving on copper plate using a burin), an art which had given way to wood engraving and etching for a century or so.  Gooden designed particularly for illustrated books and bookplates, often for famous names.  He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1933 and a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 1946.  He was created a Commander of the British Empire in the 1942 Birthday Honours. Gooden's work can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Victoria \u003c\/span\u003eand Albert Museum in London, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486123857,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/GoodenCat_2.jpg?v=1777039436"},{"product_id":"robert-sargent-austin-print-heros-widow-1945-line-engraving-signed-framed","title":"Robert Sargent Austin print, Hero's Widow, 1945 line engraving, signed, framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize:  Frame 32 x 40 cm,  sheet 289 x 226 mm; print to platemark 161 x 115 mm, image 131 x 105 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent condition. New mount and oak frame with gilt slip, which is probably a little older than the print itself.  The frame has some minor loss and slight stains but overall is good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: acquired from the private collection of the painter and printmaker William Palmer Robins (1882-1959) by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal line engraving, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Robert Austin's typical initials are also engraved in the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis superb engraving was made after the publication of Campbell Dodgson’s catalogue on the engraved works of Robert Sargent Austin.  It was issued by the Print Collectors' Club* under the title Hero's Widow. All signed copies of this print, the final state, are dated 1945. There is a tiny PC monogram (for Print Collectors Club) to the left of the larger log quarter of the way up the left hand side.  There is an example of a first state, under the title Widow, in Aberystwyth University without this monogram, and with some other details missing, dated 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Sargent Austin RA PPRWS PPRE (23 June 1895 – 18 September 1973) was a noted artist, illustrator, engraver and currency designer and widely considered to be one of Britain's leading mid-twentieth century printmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The Print Collectors Club is governed by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and was founded in 1926. Each year, it offered selected prints to its members, in limited editions typical of those usually created by the artist. The Club still exists today and each give gives one copy of each print issued to the V \u0026amp; A Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486320465,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/RobertAustinHero_sWidow_1.jpg?v=1774359375"},{"product_id":"nine-original-antique-prints-by-william-hogarth-from-illustrations-to-hudibras","title":"Nine original antique prints by William Hogarth, from illustrations to Hudibras","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: Each sheet 49 x 64 cm, 8 plates 34.5 x 27 to platemark, one plate 52 x 27 to platemark. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good condition, strong impressions. There is a water stain at the bottom of each sheet, just creeping into the right margin of the larger plate, and affecting the lettering in the bottom margin of four plates. A bit of light foxing not affecting the images to any significant degree. A few marginal tears, only one affecting the plate (Hudibras Catchiz'd). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese plates are from a set a set of twelve plates Hogarth made to illustrate Samuel Butler's satirical poem. They were not illustrations to be published with the book (Hogarth had engraved smaller illustrations some years before for a book copy of Hudibras), but stand-alone. The prints are from the original copper plate engraved in c1726 by Hogarth. Prints like these from the original copper plates by Hogarth are rare and usually very good impressions. This is because Hogarth sold the plates, and they were not in the possession of his widow Jane or the publisher John Boydell, who issued most of the Hogarth prints in the 18th century. Boydell and Baldwin Cradock \u0026amp; Joy, who published Hogarth's works from 1822, used copies made by Thomas Cook, until about 1840, when it appears that Hogarth's original plates were acquired and began to be printed again. Tagged \"The modern Quixote\" when it was published in 1662, the poem was very popular. Hudibras is an anti hero rather less sympathetic than Quixote. Butler's poem was written from a Royalist perspective and Hudibras is a parody of a Presbyterian. For more details and explanation, see Paulson, Hogarth's Graphic Works, 1989. These prints are really good impressions on a stout wove paper. Hogarth's works were copied may times but these prints are far superior even to the best copies made by Thomas Cook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486287697,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/HogarthHudibras9prints_1.jpg?v=1775493708"},{"product_id":"eleven-of-12-original-antique-prints-by-william-hogarth-industry-and-idleness","title":"Eleven (of 12) original antique prints by William Hogarth, Industry and Idleness","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: Individual full sheets 49 x 64 cm, plates 1-10 26.5 x 34.5 cm to platemark, plate 12 40.5 x 27 to platemark. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good condition overall, better then usual, and they are strong impressions. There is a water stain at the bottom of each sheet, which just affects the bottom left hand corner of plates 2,4,6 and 8. A few very light fox marks to the top margin of plates 1 and 3. Some marginal tears, only the bottom of plate 8 is affected. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nearly complete set of prints from the original engraved plates (not a later copy) by William Hogarth, one of Britain's greatest 18th century artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set of prints is only lacking plate 11 which showed the idle apprentice executed at Tyburn. Hogarth's 1747 series Industry and Idleness was perhaps the most blatant of his \"moralising\" works. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twelve plates tell the story of an industrious apprentice and an idle one and shows how the former came to wealth and happiness and the latter to an ignominious death. Each print is accompanied by a Biblical quotation to illustrate the moral. Hogarth did not engrave this series after his own paintings - they were an original set of prints, and sold more cheaply than some of his earlier print series. Despite Hogarth's obvious intention to highlight the benefits of a virtuous life, it appears that he took more relish on depicting the more sordid life of the idle apprentice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese impressions are on stout wove paper and come from the Heath edition, which was first published by Baldwin Cradock and Joy in 1822. These are probably c1840, not later. 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Some overall age toning.  The frame, originally made in 4 pieces, has been re-glued and quite nicely repainted, some minor scuffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis attractive print is on laid paper and is certainly 18th century in date, and the giltwood frame is probably of the same age and has clearly long been with the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical piece it is interesting for its depiction of early industrialisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is an etching and stipple engraving, printed in black and white with hand colour which is consistent with typical colouring used in the 18th century.  The scene of the bashful lovers is very characteristic of the fashion in art of the period.\u003cbr\u003eThis impression has been trimmed to the oval image (the names of the artist, engraver and publisher are still visible), but a copy in the British Museum shows that it was entitled \"Love in a Mill) or L'Amour au Moulin\" in lettering below the image (BM ref 1873,0809.448).  The BM copy also gives the date of publication which was at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486418769,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/Wheatley_1.jpg?v=1775230604"},{"product_id":"john-crome-original-antique-first-issue-1812-etching-rare-and-framed","title":"John Crome original antique first issue 1812 etching, rare and framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: Frame 31.5 x 26.5 cm, print image 218 x 168 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:  Print very good condition, not laid down, slight toning and very slight wrinkling to top right corner. Good used frame and mount.  Print trimmed to image, no margins below mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare print was published by Crome's widow in 1834, after his death, in a folio of 31 prints, all of Crome's output, in an edition of 60.  Crome himself never published his prints, although he did make impressions of  two earlier states, during his lifetime.  He finished this engraving, as the third state, in 1812 and even issued a prospectus to publish it and other prints, but this never came to fruition.  The Mrs Crome publication was on thin India paper, which accords to this print.  The British Museum, for comparison, has copies of all four states of the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Theobald* the print is entitled The Hall Moor Road near Hingham and it is print 16 in his catalogue.  A fourth state was produced and published in 1838 but significantly changed, so this print is Crome's true work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Crome (1768 – 1821) was an English landscape painter of the Romantic era, one of the principal artists and founding members of the Norwich School of painters, which also included John Sell Cotman. He lived in the English city of Norwich for all his life. Most of his works are of Norfolk landscapes.  His quiet, consistent work is often regarded as the epitome of Norwich School output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Henry Studdy Theobald, Crome's Etchings, A Catalogue and an Appreciation, with some account of his paintings, Macmillan 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486549841,"sku":null,"price":580.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/Crome_1.jpg?v=1775229934"},{"product_id":"frank-brangwyn-woodcut-print-from-les-campagnes-hallucinees-1927-one-of-25","title":"Frank Brangwyn, woodcut print from Les Campagnes Hallucinées, 1927, one of 25","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize:  Frame 33 x 20 cm, sheet 17 x 10 cm, actual image 12.5 x 4 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Print in very good condition, mount and frame new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Brangwyn illustrated Les Campagnes Hallucinées, by Emile Verhaeren, with 43 woodcuts in the text and 7 lithographic prints separate from the text. 290 copies were printed, of which 25 were on Imperial Japanese paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print is from the text (the reverse has part of page 28 printed), and a pencil note bottom left says that it is number 22 of 25.  This print is on of the 43 woodcut headpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486517073,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/BrangwynCampagnes_1.jpg?v=1775229416"},{"product_id":"hj-jackson-original-linocut-print-wet-slipway-2019-one-of-150-copies-framed","title":"HJ Jackson, original linocut print, Wet Slipway, 2019, one of 150 copies, framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize:  Frame 54 x 75 cm, print inside mount 35 x 58 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Print, mount and frame in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis superb print is signed by the artist, number 53 of and edition of 150, and titled \"Wet Slipway\".  it is made in H J Jackson's inimitable style, using five colours (each a different lino plate) and hand printed, with a wonderful rich texture to the surface, especially in the black colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn (H J) Jackson is a celebrated printer.  He was born in 1938 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and grew up in Melton Constable in the same county. His father worked on the railways, and Jackson's prints have always sought the extraordinary in industrial life, not least in the fishing industry, taking the fishing ports of Norfolk as his inspiration.  He studied and the Norwich School of Art, and is now a Senior Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers and a Member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Mr Jackson has perfected his craft, not using a press but hand-burnishing each of his full-colour linocuts with a tobacco tin.\u003cbr\u003eThis print was exhibited at the Bircham Gallery in Holt in 2019.  There is also an article in Norfolk Life from October 2023, about a retrospective exhibition of Jackson's prints, with a photograph of him holding his tobacco tin, which he uses to burnish his print, with an impression of this particular linocut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372486615377,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/JacksonWetSlipway_1.jpg?v=1774871478"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/collections\/Bartolozzi_4.jpg?v=1774360308","url":"https:\/\/chestersfarmgallery.com\/collections\/antique-and-modern-prints.oembed","provider":"Chester's Farm Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}