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John Boydell (1720 – 1804)
“Evening”
Cooper Plate Engraving
Engraved by John Boydell
after a painting by Charles Brooking (1723 – 1759)
From Boydell’s “100 Views”
No. 65
Published by Boydell 1755 IMAGE
JOHN BOYDELL
(1720 – 1804)
John
Boydell was an artist, engraver and publisher.
He promoted the interests of other artists and engravers and by his efforts was
responsible for altering the imbalance of the trade in engravings between
Britain and France, and initiated a British tradition
in engraving. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1773 and was
awarded the Royal Academy Gold Medal for his services in advancing the print
trade. In 1790 he became Lord Mayor of London. For an extensive
biography of this highly influential man in the world of British Art, see Wikepedia (an interesting read).
CHARLES
BROOKING (1723 – 1759)
Charles
Brooking was a forerunner of the great 19th Century Marine
Painters. Some authorities consider him to have been one of the finest
marine artists, equally adept at calm or rough seas. In his early years
he was evidently employed in some capacity at Deptford Dock Yard and he had an
intimate knowledge of the ships he painted.
