The Town of Banff

Location

Country: Other
City: looted or destroyed

John Clark, watercolourist and aquatint engraver, specialised in topographical, sporting and marine views. He remains something of a mystery today as virtually nothing is known of his life. This may be partly the result of his not uncommon name. Clark toured Scotland during the summer of 1823, making sketches for his series of aquatint prints ‘Views in Scotland’ (published in parts in 1824-25, under the patronage of George IV). Other works apparently in the same hand and presumed to be by John Clark are alternately signed ‘J. Clark’ and ‘I. Clark’. To further complicate matters, Clark’s work has frequently been confused with that of John Heaviside Clark (c.1771-1863), an engraver and painter of landscapes and seascapes, born in Scotland.

Places

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Banff, River Deveron, North Sea

Subjects

horseback, topography, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, Victorian Genre, horse, sheep, hill, shore, man, road, bridge (rural), country house/mansion, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

John Clark

Title

The Town of Banff

Date

published 1825

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, May 1958

GAC number

4648