Antique 1860 Steel Engraving After J.M.W Turner PEACE: BURIAL OF WILKIE Cousen

Description: THIS STEEL ENGRAVING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH MINIMAL SOILING AND AGE RELATED PAPER TONING. THE EDGES OF THE PAPER HAVE LIGHT BUMPS AND IMPERFECTIONS. THIS WAS PRINTED IN 1860 IN LONDON BY JAMES S. VIRTUE. PAPER SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 9 1/4" X 12 1/2". THE LOWER LEFT EDGE HAS A NICK AT ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE PUBLISHER NAME, WHERE THE PAPER SIZE IS ONLY 9 1/8 INCHES WIDE. THE ORIGINAL PAPER WAS BOUND INTO A VOLUME OF "THE ART JOURNAL" AND HAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH ALONG THE EDGE THAT WAS CONNECTED IN THE BOOK. THE LEFT EDGE OF THIS PRINT SHOWS TINY NICKS WHERE THE PRINT WAS SEWN INTO THE BINDING. There is a small spot to the right of the name of the publisher though, for purposes of framing, it does fall slightly below the level of the publisher's name. VERY MINOR HANDLING MARKS FOR A PRINT ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER THAT IS NEARLY 165 YEARS OLD. PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST TWO PHOTOS ARE NOT PART OF THE AUCTION AND EXIST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, SHOWING THE SOURCE OF THE STEEL ENGRAVING AND THE DATE AND LOCATION WITHIN THE CONTENTS. The painter was JMW Turner and the engraver was Charles Cousen. This image shows the funeral of Turner’s old friend and colleague, the painter Sir David Wilkie. Wilkie had died on board ship while returning from the Middle East in 1841, and was buried at sea off Gibraltar. With its dominant blackness, the image is presented as a profound meditation on the universal theme of death. However, it also includes a modern paddle steamer billowing smoke in the centre. Turner’s ability to bring together the contemporary and the apparently universal was one of his great strengths. PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. wantagh brown paramount 5

Price: 38 USD

Location: East Norwich, New York

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