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Elisha Kirkall - Original 1734 Mezzotint. Printed in green ink. Published by Elisha Kirkall 1734. From a set of 7 Raphael Cartoons. Sanders of Oxford had this on sale for £350. Unsigned. On laid. In good condition. Trimmed at plate. Some well repaired tears to bottom not affecting image.Elisha Kirkall (c.1682 - 1742) was a printmaker, traditionally wrongly called 'Edward'. born in Sheffield, and believed to have worked in London c.1700. Kirkall worked in a wide variety of types and genres and pioneered a unique chariscuro technique in the 1720s combining woodcut, etching and mezzotint.For more information please click here.
Size
33 x 42cm (13" x 16.5")Sheet: 38.5 x 46.5cm (15.2" x 18.3") Plate: 35.5 x 42cm (14" x 16.5")
Collection Information
From the Christopher Lennox-Boyd collection. We recently acquired a number of fine Mezzotints previously owned by Chris Lennox-Boyd, owner of the finest collection of British Mezzotints in private hands. You can read more about him here.
