Palm

John Robert Cozens (1752-1797), aquatint and vernis mou, 1789

Without doubt, Cozens saw these palms in Italy, perhaps on his second journey which took him to Naples. The landscape exudes a languid, Mediterranean atmosphere emphasised by the yellow tinted paper on which it is printed. In the distance the tones are progressively lighter, which heightens the sense of recession.

  • Object numberRP-P-2014-16-6
  • Dimensions238 mm x 316 mm
  • Physical characteristicsaquatint en vernis mou