The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth in Merioneth Shire
Sandby was already an experienced watercolorist and etcher when he began tinkering with Jean-Baptiste Le Prince's recipe for applying tonal areas to etchings with resin powder. But, instead of distributing the powder dry, he dissolved it in "rectified spirits of wine" so that it could be brushed on an etching plate like an ink wash, a process for which he coined the term aquatint. This image image of an active iron forge belongs to a set of Welsh views, and the artist represents his subject raked by low sunlight, to cast the entrance wall facing us in deep shadow.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth in Merioneth Shire
- Series/Portfolio: Twelve Views in North Wales [Views in Wales, Second set], pl. 6
- Artist and publisher: Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1776
- Medium: Etching and aquatint printed in brown ink; second state of two (?)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 13 1/4 in. (25.8 × 33.6 cm)
Plate: 9 7/16 × 12 1/2 in. (24 × 31.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.8.30
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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