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The image shows a cottage on fire, with a group of figures trying to fetch water nearby. The brushstrokes are dynamic, emphasizing the fire's movement. The color palette contrasts dark blues and blacks with vibrant oranges and reds. Other structures in the distance hint at a perilous situation.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Cottage on Fire
Charles Turner (printmaker); Mrs. Yates (artist after); Edward Orme (publisher)
- Date
- 1799
- Medium
- color mezzotint with hand coloring and varnish on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 57.9 × 40.6 cm (22 13/16 × 16 in.) plate: 51.4 × 31.1 cm (20 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1980.45.1545
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- British
- Tree
- House
- Fire
- Figures
- Smoke
Provenance
Howard Coppuck Levis (1859-1935) [Lugt 565]
Inscription
In plate, below image, at center: Orme, Conduit Street. Excu.t / A COTTAGE ON FIRE. / From the Original Trasparent Drawing by the Hon.ble Mrs. Yates. Excu.t // Sold & Published Jan.y 1799, by Ed.d Orme, Conduit Street, London. _ Where may be had a variety of Transparent Prints, Drawings, & every new Publication. / NB. All Requisites for Drawing Transparencies, Sold as above
Marks
recto: none; verso: Howard Coppuck Levis (Lugt 565)
Watermarks
WHATMAN
NGA object ID 59290. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.