Birch, John Robert Cozens, 1789

Birch, John Robert Cozens, 1789

soft-ground etching, h 243mm × w 315mm More details

Here the tinted sky which is missing in the adjacent print is present. It darkens as it recedes into the distance, merging eventually into the horizon. Cozens achieved the effect by combining rough etched lines with even aquatint hues.