676 - W. WATTS (1752-1851), Carshalton House in Surrey, 1783, Etching

W. WATTS (1752-1851), Carshalton House in Surrey, 1783, Etching William Watts (1752 - 1851 ): Carshalton House in Surrey View of Carshalton House in Surrey with park, water and figural staffage, 1783, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Impression Quality: Excellent, harmonious print. Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "W. Watts del. et sculp.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Carshalton House in Surry, the Seat of Theodore Henry Broadhead Esq.r; Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1st 1783 by W Watts Chelsea.". Date: 1783 Description: Depiction of a stately country house in a wide park landscape. On the left is a multi-storey building with an open staircase, portico and regularly spaced windows, partially shaded by tall trees. In the middle ground, the view opens up across a lawn to the water with an arched bridge and another pavilion-like building. Two small promenading figures and a dog animate the foreground; on the right, another animal is lying in the grass. Delicate linear hatching models the treetops, architecture and clouds, while the sky appears brightened in uniform horizontal lines. The composition combines topographical precision with an idealized park idyll and emphasises ownership, order and cultivated nature. 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; Manor house; Parkland; Lake; Bridge; Trees; Architectural view; Topography; Walker; Dog; Cloudy sky; Garden; Shore; Pavilion; Landscape print; England; Noble residence; Free staircase; 18th century; Classicism; Architecture; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 19,9 cm x 24,5 cm (7,8 x 9,6 in), Plate: 14,8 cm x 20,1 cm (5,8 x 7,9 in), Depiction: 12,2 cm x 18,2 cm (4,8 x 7,2 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly browned paper with scattered small stains and minor traces of age in the margins; margins complete and overall neatly preserved. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped. Small thinning of the paper below the image.