Plate 95: 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 95 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 a house with fences on the right, surrounded by trees and other vegetation. Behind the house are a group of men on horseback, chasing a hare (?). Further beyond, a river with sailing boats separates the land from a strip of mountains.
