545 - W. WATTS (*1752) after ROBERTSON (*1748), Mount Clare in Surrey, 1784, Etching

W. WATTS (*1752) after ROBERTSON (*1748), Mount Clare in Surrey, 1784, Etching William Watts (1752 - 1851 ) after George Robertson (around 1748 - 1788 ): Mount Clare in Surrey Mount Clare in Surrey, country estate of Sir John Dick with park and staffage figures, 1784, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Impression Quality: Proof impression. Excellent, harmonious print with clearly defined lines Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "G. Robertson del. / W. Watts sculp.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Mount Clare in Surry the Seat of Sir John Dick Bart / Published as the Act directs June 10th 1784 by W. Watts, Chelsea.". Date: 1784 Description: Extensive park landscape with a country house in Neoclassical style situated in the centre of a hill. In the foreground, several sheep graze on a dark, shaded meadow; on the right, two small figures stand and sit under tall trees next to a light carriage; further to the left, a team of horses moves along the hillside path. The middle ground opens up to lawns with scattered groups of bushes, the background to the cloudy sky. The composition staggers spatial depth across the slope, tree backdrops and architecture. Delicate layers of lines and dense hatching model the foliage, ground and shadow zones; the house appears as a calm, bright focus within the landscape framing. 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: Park landscape; Country house; Manor house; Hill; Sheep; Trees; Carriage; Figure staffage; Pasture; Cloudy sky; Architecture; Landscape garden; Print graphic; Hatching; Shadow zone; Surrey; England; Manor house; 18th century; Classicism; Landscape; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 19,9 cm x 26,2 cm (7,8 x 10,3 in), Plate: 14,9 cm x 20,0 cm (5,9 x 7,9 in), Depiction: 12,2 cm x 18,0 cm (4,8 x 7,1 in) Condition: Good condition. Wide-margined sheet with slight age-related paper toning, scattered small stains and minor marginal irregularities; overall clean condition. Delicate scratch in the image upper left. The left margin of the sheet is slightly damaged due to detachment from a book binding. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped.