Plate 36: Two Oval Landskips, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Plate 36 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 represents two oval landscapes. The first landscape represents two elevated buildings on the water, and two boats in front of them, a tall mountain in the background, and a fisherman, seated, fishing, on a rock surrounded by bushes with fruits on the foreground. The second landscape consists of an island with a house surrounded by trees and bushes, a man and a dog walking away from it, surrounded by water with sailing boats and elevated houses, mountains in the background, and another island with a cliff and houses on the right.
