English Prints
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of over 2,000 English prints which date from between 1700 and 1960. This collection includes prints in a variety of media including engraving, mezzotint, etching, aquatint, lithography, wood engraving, linocut and screen printing. Early examples are mainly of a reproductive nature, with many produced after well known masterpieces. Topographical prints, lithography being the preferred medium, make a strong appearance later in the 19th century. James AM Whistler is represented in the collection by over 100 prints, along with other major figures including Haden, Dodd, Brockhurst, Walcot, Sickert and Brangwyn. The highly skilled wood engravers of the 1920s and 1930s are represented by the work of Ravilious and Nash, among others. In addition there is a small group of screen-printed and colour lithographic works dating from the post-World War II period. The etching revival saw a return to the 'Old Master print', reviving techniques used by Rembrandt and inspired by the great 18th century printmakers Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. During the period of the Etching Boom many etchers developed expertise in the medium which served to satisfy the great demand for etchings from an eager public, a trade which saw Glasgow dealers at the forefront.
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