Plate 89: 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 89 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 on a river, with two fishermen in it, navigating past a trunk surrounded by bundles of leaves. In the background is an island with trees and rocks, with elevated houses on the shores, and with three men. Further behind are the mountains.
