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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: raszpla on February 17, 2012, 09:24:17 PM

Title: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: raszpla on February 17, 2012, 09:24:17 PM
the renovation and reconstruction of missing parts.
beautiful original engraver.

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Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: jimc2 on February 17, 2012, 09:48:16 PM
My O MY beautiful this could be framed as art work
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: Tom Currie on February 18, 2012, 02:45:33 AM
I'll second that emotion. Really amazing work to my eyes.
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: MarkEngraver on February 18, 2012, 05:09:23 AM
Thanks for the pictures.
The engraving is wonderful.

Going after a bear with spears !!  Let 'er Buck !

Mark
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: Acer Saccharum on February 18, 2012, 06:49:19 PM
I love the relieved background, and the cartoon-like quality of the drawing. Of special note is the acanthus leaf on the far left, growing up from behind the hill. Makes no logical sense, but it is a perfect piece of the while composition.

A bit of humor on the left is the ragged stump, which is evolving into acanthus leaves. Is this a comment on rebirth of the dead and decaying into new growth?


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Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: Jim Kibler on February 18, 2012, 09:47:41 PM
Those are some neat details you pointed out Tom.  Thanks!
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: Acer Saccharum on February 19, 2012, 02:56:40 AM
I also notice that the anatomy of the dogs and humans is pretty good. The bear lacks credible form, but there is no doubt what it is. This particular engraver really understood composition and motion in a drawing. So many engravers of the day were copyists, and took their images from pattern/style books, paintings and engravings of other fine artists such as Durer and his contemporaries.
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: JTR on February 19, 2012, 04:41:34 PM
I noticed how few lines the guy cut to convincingly convey the scene. And the relieved background boldly differentiates the land from sky.
A modern engraving of the same scene, even if cut in the same style, would have at least ten times the number of cuts!

John
Title: Re: wheellock - XVIII century
Post by: raszpla on February 19, 2012, 05:20:50 PM
another example of the European tradition, the school, although I prefer to provincial Measures

http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/images60_max/04256_b.jpg

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