Mosland, Glo
n.d.
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.5 × 27.1 cm (14 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Plate: 37.7 × 27.5 cm (14 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 41.6 × 30.8 cm (16 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
mezzotint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
89479
Art Historical Context
William Ward's *Mosland, Glo* (n.d.) is a striking example of early 19th-century British printmaking, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department. Ward (1766–1826), a leading engraver of his time, specialized in mezzotints that captured the dramatic lighting and texture reminiscent of oil paintings. This work, with its image size of 37.5 × 27.1 cm, exemplifies the intimacy of paper-based prints, which were affordable ways to bring high art into homes during the Regency era. Mezzotint, Ward's chosen medium, is a labor-intensive technique invented in the 17th century...