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Description: | inscription, inscribed, pen and ink, North View of St. Nicholas Church - Newcastle on Tyne
by Robert Johnson - pupil of Beilby & Bewick - born 1770
died 1796 -
This is the original drawing from which Carlton Nesbitt (Johnson's
fellow pupil) engraved his large wood cut published about 1798, & for
which he received a silver palette from the Society for the encourge-
ment of Arts & Manufactures.-
See Jackson's (Chatto's) 'Wood Engraving 1839'
p613 where a reduced copy of the cut is given - also
p.609 for notice of Johnson
' Mr Johnson made an excellent drawing of St. Nicholas Church in
Newcastle, from the North which has never been surpassed - It
was engraved on wood by Mr Charlton Nesbitt.'
Sykes 'Local Record' Oct 29. 1796
'1798 May 27. Mr Charlton Nesbitt, a native of Swalwell
near Newcastle, & who has been a pupil of Mr. Thomas Bewick
received from the Society of Arts - London - a Silver palette
for engraving Mr. Robert Johnson's drawing of St. Nicholas
Church in Newcastle, on 12 blocks united in one.'
ibid
The drawing came into the possesion of Mr. John Fenwick of
Newcastle on Tyne in 1855 & was purchased by me at the sale of his
drawings on January 31st 1867
Joseph Crawhall
Morpeth.
Drawing, ink, watercolour on paper, entitled 'North View of St Nicholas' Church', by the artist Robert Johnson
Part: mount, Aspect: type, Description: acid free
Part: paper, Aspect: type, Description: acidic
Part: mount, Aspect: size, Description: A2
Part: medium, Material: ink
Part: medium, Material: watercolour
Part: support, Material: paper
Part: mount, Material: acid-free | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.watercolours/drawings.291 | Go to resource |
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