He was trained as a wood engraver and early in his career designed many book illustrations. Home paintings drawings prints other mixed media it is in very good condition with all pages tight to the spine and the leather covers are in very good condition and are also tight to the spine. His ancestors held good social positions for many generations in the north country, and were staunch members of the society of friends. Myles birket birkett foster british, 1825 1899 myles birket foster 4 february 1825 27 march 1899 was a popular english illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver in the victorian period.
Without doubt the definitive profile of this wonderful artist. Birket foster, as he is generally known, or myles birket foster, to give him his full name, was born at north shields on february 4, 1825. Myles birket foster, rws 18251899 myles birket foster was one of the most popular artists of the victorian period, achieving success first as an illustrator and then as an exhibition watercolourist. Birket foster, one of the best known landscape illustrators and. All myles birket foster artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. His name is also to be found as myles birkett foster. Myles birket fosters formation as an apprentice to a wood engraver influenced his watercolour style, which is characterised by minutely stippled brushstrokes and abundant use of bodycolour. See more ideas about vintage book art, gothic books and horror books.
Born on february 4, 1825 in north shields, england, foster was celebrated as one of the most popular watercolor artist of the era. Myles birket foster was an english genre artist, best known for his victorianera illustrations of rural scenes and children. O come, let us sing foster, myles birket o for a closer walk with god foster, myles birket o god, who is like unto thee foster, myles birket s. The copper and steel plate illustrations cannot be commended, and the whole ge. He also found work as a book illustrator and, during the 1850s, trained himself to paint in. At this period our artist was greatly sought after by publishers to execute pencil drawings for woodengravings for books, and from.
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An interesting story by william stephen coleman coleman also executed etchings, occasionally worked in pastel, and painted in oil. Birket foster s pictures of english landscape by foster, birket engravings by the dalziel brothers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After this he produced few drawings for wood blocks. The earliest example in a book of printing in two or more colors using engraved. The poetical works of edgar allan poe used books and. The history of the peninsula war in the south of france, from the year 1807 to the year 1814, with a hand written letter note by the author in volume one by w. And may at last my weary age, eleventh etching for the poem il penseroso, which is illustration 30 on page 24 in the book miltons lallegro and il penseroso, illustrated with etchings on steel by birket foster london. Large selection of karen foster design scrapbook supplies. Common wayside flowers by miller, thomas and a great. Myles birket foster paintings for sale myles birket foster. The bf is not the same as on other pictures i have seen by myles birket foster.
Signedxwith monogram in plate lower left, myles birket foster. Beautiful blue stamped illustrated boards with gold gilt title to. View auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. Myles birket foster the collection art gallery nsw. Birket foster for sale in uk 57 used birket fosters. This is especially evident in smallscale detailed works like the magpie. Myles birket foster, 18251899, victorian art history. Myles birket foster s original etching, an old english mill is printed upon thick wove paper and with full, large margins containing the publishers address along the lower margin as published in london in 1881 by the the art journal, an important late nineteenth and early twentieth century annual dedicated to the visual arts.
Front cover from hoods poems, illustrated by myles birket foster, london, 1871 book cover design inspiration bookbinding 30 ideas for 2019 beautiful old books poems by thomas hood. This is an excellent book on myles birket foster written in superb detail. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Myles birket foster the stile myles birket foster a lace maker myles birket foster a school girl myles birket foster. I just bought the set of four seasons, including one the same as yours with the same frame.
Apr 25, 2020 myles birket foster 18251899 is an artist born in 1825 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a drawingwatercolor sold in 1984, at christies, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020. One of them has the signature b foster, but the other three are signed bf. Choose your favorite myles birket foster designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Foster was born in north shields, england into family of quakers, but moved in south london in 1830. A bookplate also known as exlibris is usually a small printed or decorative label pasted into a. In both disciplines, he conveyed a gentle naturalism through mastery of technique. Myles birket foster rws 4 february 1825 27 march 1899 was a popular english illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the victorian period. Engraved by the brothers dalziel, with pictures in word by tom taylor. Artwork page for eel bucks, myles birket foster, find artworks by myles birket foster british, 1825 on mutualart and find more works from galleries, museums and auction houses worldwide.
Their eldest son, myles birket foster 18511922, was an organist who composed cantatas for childrens voices and wrote a history of the philharmonic society, 19. Shop for myles birket foster art from the worlds greatest living artists. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. When his father, myles birket foster died, the artist sons obituary was published. The chief aim of this article is to identify and describe the signed cover designs by john leighton on books in the british library. Birket fosters pictures of english landscape, engraved by the. Dec 15, 20 myles birket foster 18251899 and edmund evans 18261905 were among most prominent creators in the second half of 19 century. Scarce and decorative antiquarian books and first editions on all. National nursery library the royal alphabet published by f. His son, myles birket foster 18511922, was an organist who composed cantatas for childrens voices and wrote a history of the philharmonic society, 19.
I bought them at an antique market in bavaria, germany. Large octavo, hardcover, original blue pictorial cloth, with top edge gilt. Myles birket foster february 4, 1825 march 27, 1899 an illustrator, engraver and english watercolor painter of the victorian period. Edmund evans and myles birket foster many interesting facts. Myles birket foster flower picking for sale at 1stdibs. Myles birket fosters original etching, an old english mill is printed upon thick wove paper and with full, large margins containing the publishers address along the lower margin as published in london in 1881 by the the art journal, an important late nineteenth and early twentieth century annual dedicated to the visual arts. Myles birket foster 18251899 british, english view all 12 artworks.
Myles birket foster paintings for sale myles birket. He was a member of the original committee of management of the dudley gallery, contributing to the first exhibition in 1865. Myles birket foster 4 february 1825 27 march 1899 birket foster, one of the best known landscape illustrators and watercolourists, was born in north shields, and was taken to london as a child. Join facebook to connect with birket foster and others you may know. Birket fosters pictures english landscape abebooks.
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