| Method | Soft-ground etching |
| Artist | Benjamin Green |
| Published | Pubd. Novr. 24, 1806, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London |
| Dimensions | Each image 96 x 69 mm, Each sheet 198 x 160 mm |
| Notes |
A set of four soft-ground etchings, each with a number in the plate 1 to 4 and with B Green f. Sept. 9, 1780 inscribed in the plate on the first plate. The set comprises of: Plate 1: Three men, two seated and one standing on a rock, a man walking in the background and another figure on horseback in the background, all before a rural scene with an old viaduct in the background. Plate 2: At Abingdon. Two men and a dog stand before an old building with a ladder propped against it. Plate 3: At Islington A view of Queen Elizabeth Gate Islington with a man and a dog in the foreground and church steeple in the background left. Plate 4. Two men on dock in front of an old building a boat is moored and figure in the background. Benjamin Green (1739-1798) British printmaker, engraver and publisher. He was the Drawing Master at Christ's Colleg from 1762 and is thought to have made the first soft-ground etching in 1771. Condition: Binding holes in margins as issued. Paper watermarked Curteis & Son 1806. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £180.00 |
| Stock ID | 37727 |