Plate 93: Landskip, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Plate 93 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 landscape with an island on the center, with large rocks, trees, and houses of Chinese style, surrounded by water. Two men walk across a bridge on the right side of the plate, and an elevated house stands at the shore of the island towards the center of the picture. On the foreground, bundles of water plants can be seen.
