Plate 104: 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 104 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 cliffs on the left side, surrounded by vegetation, and with a three-level house of Chinese style behind them, and surrounded by water on the right side, where sailboats navigate. In the background are islands with mountains and vegetation and more sailboats. The landscape is framed below by scrolling motifs that form an irregular base, taller on the left side than on the right.
