Williamson Thomas After (10 results)

Condition: Good. Stipple engraving measuring approx. 5 x 9 inches. For European Magazine.

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). Siltzer p.164.

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). Siltzer p.164.

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with Howett - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire. Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches).…

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). Samuel Howitt, The Common Wolf Trap, 1819 Siltzer p.164.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). For "Oriental Field Sports".

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with HowItt - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire. Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches).…

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). Siltzer p. 164. For "Oriental Field Sports".

Single sheet, (17 ½ x 22 ¼ inches). Fine aquatint engraving showing fishermen in the Ganges River (slightly toned). Second edition, first published in 1807/8. A wonderfully detailed hand-colored aquatint sporting print by Samuel Howitt from the octavo edition of his book "Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East." This scene was rendered for the book by Howitt based on Captain Thomas Williamson's original on-site sketches. Howitt was a keen sportsman, hunter, rider, and angler. "A self-taught artist, he turned professional when financial difficulties forced him to earn a living. He drew on his enthusiasm and knowledge as a sportsman and produced sporting and natural history paintings, etchings, and illustrations. He sometimes worked in oils but more frequently in watercolours, and he was an accomplished etcher" (Ruth Cohn for DNB). …

For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with Howett - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire. Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 370 x 490mm. (14.50 x 19.25 inches). Siltzer p.164.…