Plate 90: Angling, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Plate 90 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 a water landscape with a boat with fishermen and rowers in it, navigating past a trunk surrounded and bundles of leaves. In the background are two islands, connected by a bridge with two men, with trees and rocks. A large house is on the larger island, and another boat is docked on the shore of the smaller island, with two men in it and a third one approaching them from the bridge. Further behind is a strip of mountains, other boats and houses.
