Antique Print-Landscape-Trees-Field-Trees-Haystacks-Chaplin-1840-1891 Charles Joshua Chaplin Master Prints > By Famous Engravers,Prints By Category > Landscapes

'CH. CHAPLIN'The etching depicts a tranquil rural landscape scene. The composition is structured around a central open field, which is surrounded by clusters of trees to the left and the horizon line. The trees are bare, suggesting a scene set in late autumn or winter. Three haystacks are prominently featured in the middle of the field. The sky occupies the upper third of the etching, streaked with horizontal lines that may indicate either clouds or the aftermath of a sunset. The use of light and shadow is subtle, suggesting that the scene is either during twilight or on a cloudy day. The landscape is devoid of any human figures or animals.Made by Charles Joshua Chaplin after own design.Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 41.7 x 31.8 cm (16.42 x 12.52 inch). Image size: 13.4 x 7.7 cm. (5.28 x 3.03 inch).LANDSCAPE-TREES-FIELD-TREES-CLOUDS-HAYSTACKS | MAP-MODERNBACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Biography engraver: Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825-1891) was a French painter and printmaker who painted both landscapes and portraits. He worked in techniques such as pastels, lithography, watercolor, chalk, oil painting and etching. He was best known for his elegant portraits of young women. Condition: good, given age. Light foxing in margins and a dampstain a top right. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.