Ruins Next to a Pool in a Wooded Landscape
Medium
Soft-ground etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (27.7 x 37.8 cm) Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (31.5 x 47 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.7(21)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1783–84,Ruins Next to a in a Wooded Landscape* is collaborative print by Thomas Rowlandson and Georgeret the elder. Rowlandson, celebrated for his drawings and satirical works, partnered here with Barret, a respected landscape and founding member of the Royal Academy. Together they produced this atmospheric scene using soft-ground etching and aquatint, techniques that were innovative for their time. These methods allowed artists to achieve delicate, tonal effects resembling ink washes or watercolor, giving prints a soft, almost painterly quality that appealed to collectors seeking a...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|George Barret, the elder · 1756–1827
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) was an English artist and caricaturist whose satirical watercolors and prints captured the social life of Georgian Britain with unparalleled wit and technical mastery. Alongside James Gillray, he is recognized as one of the greatest British graphic artists, and his distinctive flowing line and keen observations have made his work integral to understanding late 18th an...