THOMAS LOUND
1802-1861

LIMITED TO 35 SETS

Thomas Lound, 1802-1861, Etchings and Drypoints; A Set of New Impressions
1974 and 1997
This part of the edition of 75 limited to 35 sets with 9 etchings
Introduction by Michael Pidgley
Quarter bound green leather and buckram folio, gold-blocked spine, matching buckram slipcase,
Size: 9 x 6 x ¾ inches.
£225

Etchings by the Norwich School artist, Thomas Lound, are extremely rare. Moreover, the few contemporary impressions, and those printed immediately after his death, often fail to satisfy.

His 16 etching plates were made between 1832 and 1834 and a group of them were retained by his estate and eventually sold in 1957. It is from these plates that this edition was printed in 1974. The plates are now in the Castle Museum, Norwich.

The 1974 edition was published by Christopher Drake Ltd and announced as an edition of 75 plus 10 sets hors de commerce. It is not certain that the whole edition was printed; even if it was, 35 sets were never issued and these are now presented in beautifully prepared quarter-bound leather and buckram portfolios lodged in a matching buckram slipcase. They are numbered 41 - 75 to complement the Drake edition.

Within the portfolio is a specially prepared 8-page booklet with an excellent and detailed account of the prints by Michael Pidgley.

The fresh, naturalistic style of the Norwich School etchings needs to be shown in clear atmospheric impressions. Lound's prints, where they can be found, generally seem to have been printed from plates which have not been properly prepared and which therefore lack the immediacy of the artist's vision. It is therefore rather a special situation to be able to offer reprinted impressions which can seriously claim to improve on contemporary ones.