Cataract on the LLugwy (after Philip James de Loutherbourg)
William Pickett (fl.1792-1820)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1808
Materials
Aquatint etching on paper, card mount, pine and glass
Measurements
230 x 310 mm
Place of origin
Pall Mall
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608009
Summary
Print, aquatint, Cataract on the LLugwy (after Philip James de Loutherbourg) by William Pickett (1792-1820). Entitled Cataract on the LLugwy. Colour illustration of a massive waterfall set in a rocky landscape, a lady and gentleman accompanied by two guides and a dog in the foreground. Distant mountains to the left. Published by Robert Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London in 1808, from the original drawing for The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, from Drawings made expressly for this undertaking by P.J. de Loutherbourg Esq., RA. Engraved by William Pickett and coloured by John Clark. Glazed, cream card mount in narrow moulded pine frame.
Provenance
Sneyer collection. Sneyer bequest to the National Trust, November 1989.
Marks and inscriptions
printed From the Original Drawing by P.I.DE LOUTHERBOURG RA. Published by R.BOWYER, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, 1808.
Makers and roles
William Pickett (fl.1792-1820), engraver (printmaker) John Clark (fl.1775 - 1825), engraver (printmaker) Philip James de Loutherbourg (Strasbourg 1740 – London 1812), artist Robert Bowyer (London 1758 - Byfleet 1834), engraver and publisher