Cooper-bottom's retreat, or a View of Carron Work!!!: P.14824-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cooper-bottom's retreat, or a View of Carron Work!!!

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kay, John

Entities

Satirical print

Categories

Print

Description

Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Landscape with a gentleman in the foreground, running towards trees in some alarm, his hat on the ground in front of him and one shoe missing with the stocking fallen around his ankle. He looks behind and to the right at a semi-circular arrangement of dark funnel shapes shooting out flames and sparks like fireworks. Engraved title in the lower margin: 'Copper-bottom's retreat, or a View of Carron Work!!!'. In the margin at lower left: [I. K]AY [17]97'. An inscription in graphite written above the engraved title: 'Alexander Forbes of Callendar near Falkirk: Contractor for copper for the Navy'. This inscription, with the erroneous reference to 'Alexander' is repeated on the verso, along with other inscirptions in different hands: 'Alex.r Forbes of Callendar near Falkirk: Contractor for copper for the Navy; 1x-3; 1/6'. The scene relates William Forbes of Callendar, who created a fortune supplying copper to the Royal Navy. See notes.

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1797

Note

Height 164mm (cut to platemark) x width 195mm (cut slightly beyond platemark at the left edge)

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Stipple
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14824-R
Primary reference Number: 225433
Stephens/George: 9053
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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