Fowey, Cornwall
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.8 × 23.6 cm) Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (19.7 × 24.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.1644(12)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This hand-colored etching and aquatint captures a serene view of Fowey, a historic harbor town on the Cornish coast of England. Created in 1822 by Thomas Rowlandson in collaboration with engraver Joseph Constantine Stadler, the print highlights the bustling maritime activity along the river, with boats and ships nestled against the hilly shoreline. Rowlandson, renowned for his lively drawings and caricatures, brought a light, observational touch to landscape scenes like this one, while Stadler’s aquatint technique added soft tonal washes that evoke the misty atmosphere of the British seaside. ...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Joseph Constantine Stadler · 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...