460 - W. WATTS (*1752) after HEARNE (*1744), Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, 1782, Etching

W. WATTS (*1752) after HEARNE (*1744), Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, 1782, Etching William Watts (1752 - 1851 ) after Thomas Hearne (1744 - 1817 ): Heveningham Hall in Suffolk View of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk with park, water and staffage figures, 1782, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Impression Quality: Quite excellent, harmonious pressure, delicate and clear. Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "T. Hearne del. / W. Watts sculp.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, the Seat of Sir Gerard Wm Vanneck Bart. / Published as the Act directs. May 1782, by W Watts, Chelsea.". Date: 1782 Description: Extensive park landscape with a representative, strictly symmetrical country estate in the middle ground, beyond a calm body of water. In the foreground, a large group of trees frames the scene darkly on the left; smaller trees line the shore on the right. A sailing boat is moored on the water; on the left bank, several figures are travelling in a carriage, alongside riders and walkers. The manor house appears as a Neoclassical building with a central risalit and side pavilions. Delicate lines, dense hatching and graduated tonal values model treetops, clouds and lawns. The composition combines topographical accuracy with picturesque staging and directs the viewer's gaze across the water and meadow to the building. Source: William Watts (1752 -1851 ) The seats of the nobility and gentry, in a collection of the most interesting and picturesque views, 1779 | Book, Architecture Keywords: Country estate; Manor house; Park landscape; Lake; Carriage; Rider; Walker; Sailboat; Group of trees; Shore; Suffolk; Topography; Architectural view; Estate estate; Cloudy sky; English landscape garden; Staffage figures; Print graphic; 18th century; Classicism; Landscape; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 20,7 cm x 25,5 cm (8,1 x 10 in), Plate: 14,9 cm x 19,5 cm (5,9 x 7,7 in), Depiction: 12,1 cm x 17,9 cm (4,8 x 7 in) Condition: Defective condition. Slightly browned sheet with individual foxing discolourations and marginal age toning; wide margins with distinct creases and traces of printing. Long diagonal crease on the left. The lower right corner of the sheet creased several times. Bumped along the upper margins of the sheet and minimally torn in the centre. Individual delicate scratches visible in the upper right image.