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Surreal mezzotints from Thomas Wright's "An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe" (1750)

Wright (1711-86) explained the Milky Way as an optical effect caused by our immersion in a layer of stars

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2021-12-23

The is all but complete. 20 of British (all common, all declining)in just over a year. All thats left now is to complete the editioning. News soon of exhibitions and what I hope will be a rather lovely book.

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2020-02-21

Towards the end of his life, John Constable supervised and published a series of mezzotints based on a selection of his paintings of English landscapes. Our from that series is Summer Morning (Dedham Vale), 1831 by David Lucas. Levy Bequest Purchase

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2020-01-29

Go see the amazing of (1893–1965), pioneering printmaker and a noted participant in the New Negro movement of the 1930s and ’40s. of Art on Penn State's University Park campus, Pennsylvania. Until 20 May 2018

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2018-04-08

lots of visiting us today, must be these mezzotints that are attracting them :-)

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2016-05-13

Sarah Gillespie's new show opens here on 14.11.15- beautifully dark new mezzotints & drypoints...

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2015-11-13