Catalogue for the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 24, 2021 - February 21, 2022.
Contents:
Aquatint and the less painful birth of the art book -- Jean-Baptiste le Prince, the first aquatint celebrity -- The "poor scribbles" of amateur Abbé de Saint-Non -- Paul Sandby and the secret of aquatint reinvented in England -- Giovanni David's aquatinted tour of the Veneto -- The Prestels' pursuit of the ultimate drawing facsimile -- Jean-Jacques Lagrenée II and the antique style -- Francis Jukes and the professionalization of aquatint in England -- Alexander Cozens and the extensive capacity of blots for teaching drawing -- Francisco Goya and the transformative power of aquatint.
Subject Terms:
Aquatint -- Exhibitions. | National Gallery of Art (U.S.) | Prints -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions. | Aquatint.