Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Second Stage of Aquatint
About this artwork
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artist:Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 - 1817) English
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title:Second Stage of Aquatint
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date created:1794
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materials:Etching and aquatint on paper
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measurements:Sheet: 25.00 x 33.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:James Richardson Gift 1947
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accession number:P 783
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Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Allegedly named because of his birth by caesarean section, Julius Caesar Ibbetson attempted through his life to hide his middle name. He was initially apprenticed to a ship painter in Hull where he also worked as a theatre scene painter before moving to London in 1777. He was a self-taught artist,...