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The plate was etched in such a way that the resultant print looks like a crayon drawing.<br><br>This print originally formed the title-page of a small book entitled <i>A New Book of Ornaments</i>, by the carver Thomas Johnson (born 1714; died after 1778). This small pattern book contained six sheets of Rococo designs for chimney-piece friezes and tablets. The title can be seen inscribed on the right-hand portion of the ruined wall.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Johnson, the publisher of this plate, was a furniture designer and carver. In addition, he taught drawing and modelling and issued several pattern books. On this title-page he has described <i>A New Book of Ornaments</i> as 'Useful for Youth to draw after'. He clearly intended his book for use by apprentices or young carvers, to help them learn the basics of Rococo design.<br><br><b>Subject Depicted</b><br>Johnson has included various Rococo motifs on this title-page, including the picturesquely ruined wall, the rustic scene with the herdsman and his cows, and the asymmetrical 'rocaille' (rockwork) cartouche that encloses the image.","physicalDescription":"Etching in the crayon manner.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Johnson, Thomas","id":"A8556"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"printing ink","id":"AAT187371"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"}],"techniques":[{"text":"etching","id":"AAT53241"},{"text":"etching","id":"AAT53241"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Etching in the crayon manner.","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AM5627"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"53A (VA)","id":"THES49763"},"free":"","case":"CA5","shelf":"","box":"27"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"first published","id":"x46563"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1762","earliest":"1762-01-01","latest":"1762-12-31"},"association":{"text":"first published","id":"x46563"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"21.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"paper","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"35","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"paper","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 06/05/1999 by KN","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Lettered ' A New Book of Ornaments, BY THOS. JOHNSON, Carver, Design'd for Tablets & Frizes[sic] for Chimney-Pieces; Useful for Youth to draw after' and 'August 28th. 1762","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Thomas Johnson (after), title plate, 1 of 6 plates, from 'A New Book of Ornaments', London 1762.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Hayward, Helena, 'Newly-discovered Designs by Thomas Johnson', <u>Furniture History</u>, Vol. 11 (1975), pp.40-42."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThe Rococo style placed great demands on the design and modelling skills of British craftsmen, who had to compete with French imports and foreign craftsmen. This print is from one of a number of books by Thomas Johnson, intended to teach apprentices the basics of Rococo design.  Johnson also worked as a woodcarver and drawing master.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["E.416-1975"],"accessionNumberNum":"416","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1975,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP9168","2019LP6966","2019LV7707"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}