Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio (Steel engraving) - Original antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1856Artist - Engraver: Callow - Wallis Publisher: Virtue & Company, London. Condition: 2 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light brownish spot in uper right corner of print, also encroaching into the image. Dimensions: 9 x 12.75 inches (23 x 32 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 1-2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNote: (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The detail of the print is sharper than the photos of the print. Original Narrative: The Bay of Naples, Early in the Morning : NAPLES is a very finely situated town, washed by the dark blue waters of a noble bay, and with its environs presents just siich features of picturesque composition as an artist likes to have before him. From whichever side the view is taken, whether from the east or west, the high ground of Capo di Monte at the back of the city, or the surface of the bay at its feet, he is certain to find subject-matter for his pencil of the most delightful character. So grand is the view that it is possible not to miss what for an English eye constitutes one of the greatest charms in Nature, the rich and clustering foliage of extensive woodlands. Mr. Callow's picture was purchased from the London G-allery of the Water-Colour Society by the Queen of England, on the occasion of her private visit in 1852, and has been placed in the gallery at Osborne. It represents a distant view of the City and Bay of Naples, from the western heights, and onwards over the wide level plain that lies between the city and Vesuvius, distinguished by the column of smoke rising from the peak. The treatment of the picture indicates early morning; the atmosphere is cool and clear, every object is distinctly visible through its transparency; the bay, calm and unruffled, reflects the soft blue of the sky, except when the rising sun throws a long pallid light on its surface. The foreground of the composition is occupied by one of those "cabin-roofs glowing with crimson flowers," to which the rays of the morning sun give increased brilliancy. The lofty tree to the left, though not sufficiently picturesque to satisfy the eye of an American accustomed to the majestic oak and noble elm of his own country, gives importance to the composition, and assists in throwing back the middle and extreme distances. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
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Production Technique: Intaglio
Material: Paper
Date of Creation: 1856
Print Type: Steel engraving
Features: Not-framed
Dimensions: 9 x 12.75" (23 x 32 cm)
Subject: Italy
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
