Description
Country Landscape – 19th Century Engraving – WilliamKneass and William Strickland
An antique early 19th-century engraved landscape printdepicting a rural cottage or farmhouse in a wooded setting, with a femalefigure walking in the foreground. This composition appears in the 1815 book TheArt of Colouring and Painting Landscapes in Water Colours accompanied with TenEngravings as Plate III. The present impression does not retain the platenumber inscription, suggesting it may be a trimmed impression, a separatelyissued impression, or a variant from the same publication. The book is associatedwith William Kneass and William Strickland as engravers, though I would notassign this specific impression to one engraver without a signed plateinscription.
The sheet is in fair condition, with toning, foxing,handling wear, and remnant tapes on verso. Please review the photographscarefully for condition and details.
Details
• Medium: Engraving or aquatint on paper
• Title: Country Landscape
• Date: early 19th century
• Publication: The Art of Colouring and PaintingLandscapes in Water Colours accompanied with Ten Engravings
• Related Plate: Plate III
• Publisher associated with the book: Fielding Lucas(1781–1854)
• Engravers associated with the book: William Kneass(1780–1840); William Strickland (1787–1854)
• Authors associated with the book: William Grogan;William Cox; J. William Alston
• Paper Size: 7.5 × 4.25 in.
• Framing: Unframed
• Condition Report: Fair condition; toning, foxing,handling marks; remnant tapes on verso; unframed
Condition Report:
• Fair condition
• Toning
• Foxing
• Handling marks
• Remnant tapes on verso
• Unframed
Disclaimer
I have identified this print to the best of my abilitybased on comparison with a reference image and bibliographic information forThe Art of Colouring and Painting Landscapes in Water Colours. The presentimpression does not retain the plate number, and the individual engraver forthis specific sheet is not confirmed by inscription.
