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common and scientific names of many species, it is the
quality of his illustrations that he is best remembered
for.
Thomas Hodgetts (fl.1801-1846) was a London-based
painter and mezzotint engraver. He specialised in
religious subjects, portraits and landscapes. Hodgetts
exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1801
and 1824. He also showed his work at the British
Institution and, as an engraver, at the Suffolk Street
gallery from 1778 to 1783.
His friend William Elford Leach, head of zoology at the
British Museum encouraged him to experiment with
lithography for his book Zoological Illustrations (1820-
23). Swainson became the first illustrator and naturalist
to use lithography, which was a relatively cheap means
of production and did not require an engraver. He began
publishing many illustrated works, mostly serially.
Subscribers received and paid for small sections of the
books as they came out so that the cash flow was
constant and could be reinvested in the preparation of
subsequent parts. As book orders arrived, the
monochrome lithography prints were hand-colored,
according to color reference images, known as 'pattern
plates', which were produced by Swainson himself. It
was his early adoption of this new technology and his
natural skill of illustration that in large part led to his
fame. These plates are from the edition published
between 1820-1821.
George Morland (1763-1804) was a painter of
landscapes and sentimental rustic scenes. Son of the
painter, Henry Robert Morland, to whom he was
apprenticed in 1777, George Morland was precocious,
gifted and dissolute, spending much of his later career
facing a debtor's prison, despite the popularity of his
work.
Lennox-Boyd i/i
Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Condition: Overall toning to sheet. Large repaired tear
to the lower margin running through the title and
publication line and just affecting image. Laid to
backing sheet.
[27572]
£280
109. Puss
Mezzotint with etching and drypoint printed in colours
Thomas Hodgetts after George Morland
London Published April 11 1810 by H. Morland Dean
Street Soho
Image 299 x 373, Plate 327 x 378 mm, Sheet 410 x 484
mm
unmounted
Unusual colour printed, mixed method engraving of a
cat infront of a bowl of milk.
110. [Rabbits]