Sunday, July 26, 2026

William James Bennett

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William James Bennett (1787−1844) was born and trained in art in England. In 1816 he moved to the United States, where the bulk of his work was produced. He is best known for using a printing method called aquatint. That is a method where acid is used to etch the plate which results in broad tonal areas which resemble watercolor painting. 

Edited to add: these images are from the Meisterdrucke website. there are more at the link.

2 comments:

Chuck Pergiel said...

Cool pics. I especially like the interior scenes.

ambisinistral said...

Yes, they are nice. You reminded me that I had forgot to add the link to the website I got them from. I added the link. They sell reproductions of them.