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Peace
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(artist)
1802-1873
(engraver (?))
1804-1880
(engraver)
1812-1892
(publisher)
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wove paper
engraving
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Width: 31.7 cm
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Inscription: PEACE. / LONDON, VIRTUE & Co. LIMITED //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Label: PEACE. / AMONGST the engravings with which our modern English taste adorns / the walls of our rooms, those of "Peace" and its companion picture - / "War" - take a prominent place; for indeed the subjects appeal to men / of all ages and occupations, young and old, rich and poor. The picture / is carefully worked out on a fixed design. The artist desires to give us his definition / of a time of Peace; and the objects represented are placed before us, not to attract / attention for themselves, but simply to assist in working out the general idea. It is / in this that the strength of the picture really consists. He well reminds us of the / blessings of peace by laying the scene on the cliffs of Dover; thus turning our / thoughts into the train of all our ancient enmities with France, and reminding us to / be thankful for the security of our island home. There must always, we think, be one / weak point in any engraving of this picture. The old mortar which occupies a / prominent place in the foreground is in reality covered with rust, whereas, looking / only at the engraving, it might just have left the foundry. / The original picture was painted in 1846, and was presented to the nation by / R. Vernon, Esq., in 1847. It has been three times engraved: by J. Cousen and / L. Stocks, R.A., in 1846, by T.L. Atkinson in 1850, and by Zobel in 1871. //
Inscription: SIR EDWIN LANDSEER. R.A. PINX.T //
Inscription: T.O. /
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