Etchings
All images are from Aesop's Fables with His Life: in English, French & Latin... Second edition (first published in 1666; virtually all copies of the first edition were destroyed in the great fire of London of 1666).
Francis Barlow (English, 1626 - 1704) An accomplished painter, etcher, and book illustrator, Francis Barlow was the leading bird and animal artist in 17th century England. Because of his talent for depicting animals, it is only fitting that Barlow made a contribution to the well established European tradition of Aesopic illustration with his own designs for Aesop Fables. Barlow's edition of Aesop Fables, published in 1666, is one of his most well known works. The interpretive, almost naive illustrations of creatures are skillfully rendered in physical detail and the sense of active motion. Each print includes the fable and moral in English and Latin. French text verso.
Francis Barlow (English, 1626 - 1704) An accomplished painter, etcher, and book illustrator, Francis Barlow was the leading bird and animal artist in 17th century England. Because of his talent for depicting animals, it is only fitting that Barlow made a contribution to the well established European tradition of Aesopic illustration with his own designs for Aesop Fables. Barlow's edition of Aesop Fables, published in 1666, is one of his most well known works. The interpretive, almost naive illustrations of creatures are skillfully rendered in physical detail and the sense of active motion. Each print includes the fable and moral in English and Latin. French text verso.
Barlow seems to make the lines of the characters and foreground rather strong which takes away the subtlety that is usually the main attraction when creating an etching. Fine lines usually clot when it comes to etching but Barlow has avoided this through the openness of his lines. His etchings are extremely detailed and present great texture and shading which I will be hoping to achieve when creating my etchings.
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