About the Artwork
Epic and Pastoral
1816
Frederick Christian Lewis (Artist) English, 1779-1856 John Varley (Artist) English, 1778-1842 John Varley (Publisher) English, 1778-1842
Aquatint printed in brown ink on wove paper
Image (upper): 6 3/8 × 9 inches (16.2 × 22.9 cm) Image (lower): 6 1/4 × 9 inches (15.9 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 17 × 11 1/8 inches (43.2 × 28.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of C. Edmund Delbos
47.344
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in plate below the upper image, lower right: PL. E. Inscribed, lower center: EPIC. Inscribed, below the lower image, lower left: J. VARLEY DELT. Inscribed, lower right: PL. F. | F. C. LEWIS SCULPT. Inscribed, center bottom margin: London, Published as the Act directs, Augt. 25, 1816, by J. Varley, No. 44, Conduit Street, Bond Street. | PASTORAL. Inscribed, in pencil, on verso, lower right: 47.344.a
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1947-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Frederick Christian Lewis; after John Varley, Epic and Pastoral, 1816, aquatint printed in brown ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of C. Edmund Delbos, 47.344.
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