Samuel Cousins RA

Samuel Cousins after Thomas Lawrence - Fine 1827 Mezzotint, Master Lambton

1827

Carol Wax's "Singer Needle" is a mezzotint issued in an edition of 100. It was originally designed to illustrate the step by step mezzotint process in the Abrams publication: "The Mezzotint: History and Technique" authored by Carol Wax. It is FIROS #44 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton Mezzotint by James Scott (1809-1889) after GW Fisher (1817-1895) . 1864. Proof, before letters. Blindstamp of Printsellers' Association lower left ...

Samuel Cousins Mezzotint, by Edwin Long after Samuel Cousins (1801-1887). 1884. 530mm by 405mm (platemark) 620mm by 495mm (sheet). India-laid proof before lettering, signed in p...

The Right Hon Henry Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister Mezzotint. 1918. India-laid proof before lettering with a remarque of a doorway centre bottom. Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS (1852 – 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Norman Hirst...

This image is #12 from an edition of only 75, Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after...

Maurice Pasternak has created a portrait of his signature figure with outstretched arms. He moves images around on the paper to create a sense of mystery and drama. This impression ...

Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Made in China", explores the irony that glass, a transparent material alters perceptions of reality. This is the first instance in which Wax explores that iro...

'The Honourable Lady Stanhope' Anne Hussey (Delaval), Lady Stanhope (died 1811) was the wife of Sir William Stanhope of Whig Park. James Watson (c1739-...

Two Hand Crafted Foster Brothers Frames, Gilded, c. 1920 Wood and gold leaf 22 7/8 x 18 x 3/4 inches each Note: One frame contains a mezzotint by William Henderson. Established by S...

THE GAMESTERS and THE FORTUNE TELLER. A wonderful pair of color printed mezzotint engravings after paintings by the Rev. Matthew William Peters, R....