Print Description
This print shows a group of birds, including a peacock, hens, and doves, in a classical garden setting with a statue and urn in the background. The composition emphasizes the peacock’s feathers.
Made by Joseph Sympson after Marmaduke Cradock.
Medium: Engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 42.3 x 32.5 cm (16.65 x 12.8 inch). Image size: 41.5 x 31.8 cm. (16.34 x 12.52 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Soiling. Old folding in the middle with tears, backed. Paper edges with small surface paper loss. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
MARMADUKE CRADOCK, JOSEPH SYMPSON, BIRD ENGRAVING, PEACOCK, CLASSICAL GARDEN, ENGLISH ART, 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, ANTIQUE BIRD PRINTS | PCOM-B1-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From a series of bird groupings.
Biography engraver: Joseph Sympson I (also spelled Simpson), was an active engraver and printseller between 1710 and 1750. His works primarily included reproductions of paintings, particularly those of English artists.
Biography artist: Marmaduke Cradock (1660?1717) was an English painter, known for his detailed and naturalistic depictions of birds and animals. His works often include elaborate backgrounds with classical elements.
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