Birds of fowling (1817-1818)
Henry Thomas Alken1817-1818 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1851)
Specifications
- Year
- 1817-1818
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1785–1851
About the artwork
Henry Thomas Alken is the artist behind "Birds of fowling", dated 1817-1818. Illustration, a short history: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. About the period around 1817-1818: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape.
"Birds of fowling" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1785–1851
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