A View in the Island of Jamaica, of the Spring-Head of Roaring River on the Estate of William Beckford Esq.
Catalogue
- Year
- 1778
- Medium
- line engraving
- Artist
- John Boydell
Artist
Printmaking
John Boydell was an English publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated an English tradition in the art form. A former engraver himself, Boydell promoted the interests of artists as well as patrons and as a result his business prospered.
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Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- John Boydell
- Year
- 1778
- Medium
- line engraving
- Watts ID
- WW-1778-607736
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- wikidata
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- Status
- verified