Plate 18: Six Varied Pannels, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Eighteenth plate of 'A New Book of Chinese Designs', consisting of a title page, index, and 120 plates, etched and published in 1754 by the British caricaturist, printseller and ornamental engraver Matthew Darly, in collaboration with George Edwards. The book consists of a variety of ornamental and costume designs of Chinese inspiration, some of them copies of the original works (including the title).
This plate consists of six designs for panels, presented in two horizontal rows of three. The panels contain abstract geometric designs, one of them also with small scrolling motifs, and are enclosed by ornamental frames with scrolling edges.
