Gravel Pit, Marlingford
A leader of the Norwich School (artists based near that Norfolk town who developed a distinctive local landscape style), Crome worked in oils, watercolors, and as a drawing master, and is remembered as an expressive etcher. From 1809, he created rustic images derived from plein-air sketches that anticipate the Etching Revival. Unpublished during Crome's lifetime, sets titled "Norfolk Picturesque Scenery, Consisting of Thirty-One Etchings" were issued in 1834 to benefit his widow.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gravel Pit, Marlingford
- Artist: John Crome (British, Norwich 1768–1821 Norwich)
- Date: 1811–12
- Medium: Etching on chine collé; second state of three
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.7 × 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 14 1/2 in. (35.9 × 36.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.21.9
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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