Untitled (Bouquet with red poppy)

James Marigot is best known as a landscape artist and master drawing teacher practicing in both Paris and London. By the early 19^th century he had established himself as an aquatint engraver. Aquatint engravings were very popular in France and England at the time, as the rich tonal quaitites of aquatint engravings mimicked the subtle values of watercolor painting. This engraving was an illustration to Marigot’s drawing instruction book entitled: The Amateur’s Portfolio or the New Drawing Magazine being a selection of Lessons calculated to make the Art of Drawing easy, and founded upon the principles of Geometry and Perspective.

8 ¼ x 10 inches sheet size

Hand colored aquatint engraving.

Very good original condition.

Archivally framed with carved gold leaf molding.