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Dar-Thula, from "Illustrated London News"

Engraver Frederick James Smyth British
After Henry Tidey British
July 27, 1861
Not on view
The "Illustrated London News" commissioned this print to inform readers of a significant watercolor shown by Tidey at the New Watercolour Society in 1861. The theme demonstrates the continued significance of Ossian as a poetic source considered a northern equivalent to classical epics by Homer and Virgil. London's watercolor societies offered artists a chance to use the medium with ambition and garner a degree of attention not possible at the Royal Academy. Commenting on Tidey's work, a contemporary critic remarked "The artist has fully entered into the character of this cruel epic...with the wild, gigantesque fancy of a Fuseli....in colour the artist has subdued his [palette] to the grey granite hue of Ossians's poetry."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dar-Thula, from "Illustrated London News"
  • Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
  • Engraver: Frederick James Smyth (British, active 1841–67)
  • Artist: After Henry Tidey (British, Worthing 1814–1872 London)
  • Date: July 27, 1861
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 8 9/16 in. (35.5 × 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.279.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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