Dinas Bran Castle from Llangollen.

Original hand-coloured mixed method engraving, etched and aquatint. Laid onto card. Engraved by Paul Sandby, from an original drawing by Atkington, two slight marks to engraved surface, outer edges of card boarder, marked and rubbed. Art historians have described Sandby as the first artist to fully understand and express the picturesque in art . The aquatint print was invented in France, eliminating the lined effect typical of eighteenth century engravings. Sandby developed the process of making aquatints so that he could recreate in a print, the look of a watercolour with varied tones and delicate patterns. In 1771 he set off from Wynnstay, Ruabon and soon became inspired by Wales' most dramatic scenery, it would help transform attitudes to Wales and even herald the arrival of the Romantic Movement in British art. Rare copy. To see more images go to:- [View Bookseller's Homepage]