Mezzotints & Engravings after J.M.W.Turner.pdf - Sanders of Oxford
Mezzotints & Engravings after J.M.W.Turner.pdf - Sanders of Oxford
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Inscription lettered below image with title,<br />
dedication to Parsons by the publisher and<br />
production line: ‘This plate engraved by S.<br />
Middiman and John Pye from the original picture<br />
by J.M.W.<strong>Turner</strong> Esqr. R.A. and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Perspective to the Royal Academy.’ Depiction <strong>of</strong><br />
heraldry, with additional production detail: ‘The<br />
figures Engraved by Charles Heath.’<br />
J.M.W. <strong>Turner</strong>’s seminal view <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong> High<br />
Street depicts the cobbled road looking towards<br />
Carfax Tower. To the south, a scholar in cap and<br />
gown descends some steps towards a group <strong>of</strong><br />
people gathering up goods on the pavement. Behind<br />
the spilt fruit <strong>of</strong> the hamper, labourers scale a ladder<br />
and dismantle the ro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> Deep Hall. All <strong>of</strong> this<br />
occurrs under the shadow <strong>of</strong> University College,<br />
deeply cast onto the famous cobblestones. In<br />
contrast, the north side <strong>of</strong> the road is bathed in<br />
sunshine. More students in academic dress feature.<br />
High above their heads, linear shafts <strong>of</strong> light fall<br />
upon All Saints Church and the University Church<br />
<strong>of</strong> St Mary the Virgin. The straight beams are<br />
beautifully counterpoised by the whirling <strong>of</strong> cloud.<br />
Samuel Middiman (1750-1831) was a specialist<br />
landscape etcher. He lived in Paddington, shared a<br />
close connection with Jonathan Boydell, and<br />
engraved several works for the Shakespeare<br />
Gallery. His best known work, aside from <strong>Turner</strong>’s<br />
High Street, was a folio entitled Select Views in<br />
Great Britain in which he reproduced the designs <strong>of</strong><br />
Francis Wheatley and Samuel Ireland amongst<br />
others.<br />
Condition: Very mild creasing to the top right-hand<br />
corner <strong>of</strong> the image.<br />
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