John Crome
Sandy Road through Woodland, near Norwich
1813
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet: 417 × 318 mm. (16 7/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Plate: 405 × 304 mm. (15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.915
Crome was a drawing master and founder of the Norwich Society of Artists, which was established in 1803. Over the course of his career, he painted more than 300 oil paintings, but turned to etching around 1813. Crome’s prints are not reproductions of his paintings, rather, they are original compositions by the artist’s own hand and capture the spontaneity of a drawing made outdoors. Crome was concerned that the sketchy, unfinished quality of the prints would hinder their appeal. However, their luminous lights and elegant lines make the prints highly praised today.
Ann Shafer, BMA, "Taking in the View: English Watercolors and Prints," 27 August - 7 December 2008.
Phillip Dennis Cate. Circa 1800: The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking, 1775-1835. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 1981, cat. no. 46, fig. 63 (published as “Composition: A Sandy Road Through Woodland”).
Inscribed: upper right in plate: "J: Crome.1813."
Markings: CM: Claghorn
