Superb WILLIAM HAMILTON Antique 1700s Engraving SUMMER FISHING Signed Framed COA

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Superb WILLIAM HAMILTON Antique 1700s Engraving SUMMER FISHING Signed Framed COA:
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Artist:William Hamilton (English, 1751–1801)
Title:Summer Fishing
Medium:Antique engraving on wove paper after the original by master engraver Peltro William Tomkins (English, 1759–1840).
Signature:Signed in the plate.
Year:1798
Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: Image Size 5 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches.
Framed dimensions: Approximately 15 x 16 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionallymatted and framedusing all new materials.

Additional notes:
This is not a modern print. This impression is more than 215 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp.Artist Biography:
William Hamilton was an English painter and illustrator Hamilton was born in Chelsea, London, but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon moved to theatrical portraits and scenes from plays. Hamilton became an associate member of the Royal Academy from 1784, and was made a full member in 1789. Hamilton became very well known for his paintings depicting episodes from the plays of Shakespeare and for his illustrations of poems. He was commissioned to create works for John Boydell\'s Shakespeare Gallery, Thomas Macklin\'s Bible and Robert Bowyer\'s English History. Francesco Bartolozzi engraved a number of Hamilton\'s best known works. He also painted modern events, such as the execution of Marie Antoinette, in the manner of epic historical drama. Several battle scenes were also exhibited including The destruction of the Spanish battery ships before Gibraltar in the night of the 13th of Sept. last (1783) and Defence of the Breach at Jean d\'Acre by Sir Sidney Smith (1800). Hamilton\'s style shows the influence of the cult of sentiment typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffman. He also sometimes adopts aspects of Fuseli\'s dramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing.

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