673 - W. WATTS (1752-1851), Country house by the river near Twickenham, 1782, Etching

W. WATTS (1752-1851), Country house by the river near Twickenham, 1782, Etching William Watts (1752 - 1851 ): Country house by the river near Twickenham Seat of the Rt Hon Welbore Ellis at Twickenham in Middlesex, 1782, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Impression Quality: Excellent, harmonious print. Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "W. Watts del.t et sculp.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "eat of the Rt. Hon. Welbore Ellis, at Twickenham in Middlesex. Published as the Act directs Octr 1782, by W Watts, Chelsea". Date: 1782 Description: View of a Neoclassical country house on the banks of a wide river. The two-storey building stands between dense trees and willow-like copses; smoke rises from a chimney. In the foreground is a flat spit of land with grazing animals and a boat. Several small boats are moving on the water; on the right, a large sailing ship with a raised rig protrudes into the picture. The composition clearly emphasises the shore, water, house and sky. Delicate lines and dense hatching model the clouds, treetops and water surface. The sheet combines topographical accuracy with landscape idealisation and stately representation. 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 house; River landscape; Shore; Sailing ship; Boats; Park; Trees; Pastures; Mansion; Topography; Veduta; Smoke catcher; Pasture animals; Water; Sky; Architecture; Twickenham; Middlesex; Etching; Copper engraving; 18th century; Classicism; Landscape; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 20,3 cm x 24,0 cm (8 x 9,4 in), Plate: 15,0 cm x 20,0 cm (5,9 x 7,9 in), Depiction: 12,3 cm x 18,2 cm (4,8 x 7,2 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly browned and somewhat stained, with occasional minor foxing and traces of age, wide margins and minor marginal irregularities. Pale light-staining. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped.