Untitled
1773
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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John Keyse Sherwin
John Keyse Sherwin (1751–1790) was an artist, born in East Dean.
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Untitled is a 1773 by John Keyse Sherwin, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1773 print mixes etching and engraving. Both methods carve ink-holding grooves into metal. The ink gets pressed onto paper to make the final image. It shows Henry VI, a 15th-century English king tied to All Souls College in Oxford. The design comes from an old stained glass window, copied through several artists before Sherwin. Check out more prints by John Keyse Sherwin.
The print, produced in 1772 through a combination of etching and engraving techniques, depicts Henry VI and was framed later. The image is based on an 18th-century drawing that reproduced a stained glass window at All Souls College, Oxford, where Henry VI co-founded the institution in 1438. Originally owned by Horace Walpole, the print and its pair were displayed at his Gothic-revival residence, Strawberry Hill, before being sold in 1842 and later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ebonised gilt frame, featuring a Gothic arch and stylised floral motifs, reflects the decorative…
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John Keyse Sherwin (1751–1790) was an artist, born in East Dean.
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