cradock marmaduke (3 risultati)

Large folio. (16 1/2 x 20 5/16 inches). Without text (as issued). 4 copper-engraved plates by Josephus Sympson after Marmaduke Cradock, window-mounted within a modern cloth box, leather lettering-piece. A fine lively series featuring at least 16 different species of birds. Cradock was born at Somerton, near Ilchester, in Somerset in about 1660. He was apprenticed to a house painter in London, but at the end of the apprenticeship turned to painting animals, birds and still life. His success with private patrons was limited and, in the main, he produced pictures for dealers. The DNB describes his work for Josephus Sympson as being `very spirited' and notes that it was not until after his death that the 'merits of his pictures were recognised, and they rose in value'. Walpole praised some of his work, and examples are included in Lord Derby's famous collection at Knowsley and the Yale Centre for British Art. The subjects of the plates are as follows: 1. A kestrel (?) carries off a chick, whilst a cock and hen and their four remaining chicks take flight, looking on are a pea-hen (?) and a barn owl, whilst a wren and a tit squabble on a roof nearby. 2. A cock pheasant stands guard on a stump, a juvenile pheasant makes off with an ear of corn, at a stream close by two kingfishers perch, on the banks of the stream a family of ducks (a drake, the female and 4 ducklings) feed, above them a third kingfisher flies off, in the background a duck sits on her nest. 3. A pigeon stands on a block of masonry, watched by a tit, a robin and a second pigeon, a short-tailed parrot perches on a nearby branch, above a pair of lapwings. 4. A woodpecker returns to the nest-hole to be greeted by its mate, on a nearby branch three sparrows perch, to the right of them are a pair of swallows and a fourth sparrow preening itself.

Gouache over graphite, on fine prepared vellum. Sheet size: 6 5/8 x 9 inches, each. Archivally mounted and framed. A lovely pair of vellum paintings. Cradock was born at Somerton, near Ilchester, in Somerset in about 1660. He was apprenticed to a house painter in London, but at the end of the apprenticeship turned to painting animals, birds and still life. He generally preferred working for a daily rate or for dealers, as opposed to wealthy patrons. His works are known to have been primarily used for interior decoration. Walpole praised some of his work, and examples are included in Lord Derby's famous collection at Knowsley and the Yale Centre for British Art. Christine Jackson notes that "He was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the best animal painters of his time." C. Jackson Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World, p.208; Vertue Notebooks I, Walpole Society, vol.18, 1930, p.80.

Marmaduke Cradock (illustratore). This print shows a group of birds, including a peacock, hens, and doves, in a classical garden setting with a statue and urn in the background. The composition emphasizes the peacock's feathers.Made by Joseph Sympson after Marmaduke Cradock.Medium: Engraving on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 42.3 x 32.5 cm (16.65 x 12.8 inch). Image size: 41.5 x 31.8 cm. (16.34 x 12.52 inch).MARMADUKE CRADOCK, JOSEPH SYMPSON, BIRD ENGRAVING, PEACOCK, CLASSICAL GARDEN, ENGLISH ART, 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, ANTIQUE BIRD PRINTS | PCOM-B1-03BACKGROUND INFORMATIONFrom a series of bird groupings.Biography engraver: Joseph Sympson I (also spelled Simpson), was an active engraver and printseller between 1710 and 1750. His works primarily included reproductions of paintings, particularly those of English artists.Biography artist: Marmaduke Cradock (16601717) was an English painter, known for his detailed and naturalistic depictions of birds and animals. His works often include elaborate backgrounds with classical elements. Condition: good, given age. Soiling. Old folding in the middle with tears, backed. Paper edges with small surface paper loss. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.