British, (1753-1828)
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Common Boar
- (c. 1790), wood engraving
- 1.6 x 2.9 in. (4.1 x 7.4 cm.) [image only]
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Wild Boar
- (c. 1790), wood engraving
- 2.5 x 2.9 in. (6.2 x 7.4 cm.) [image only]
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The Pig-Sty Netty
- (c. 1797), wood engraving
- 1.6 x 2.9 in. (4 x 7.3 cm.) [image only]
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The Yoked Sow and the Thieving Piglets
- [vignette from “History of British Birds”]
- (c. 1824), wood engraving
- 1.9 x 2.9 in. (4.7 x 7.3 cm.) [image only]
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A Man Driving a Sow
- (c. 1790), wood engraving
- 1.2 x 2.8 in. (3 x 7.2 cm.) [image only]
About the Artist
Thomas Bewick, British, (1753-1828). Bewick was a printmaker and illustrator who revived the art of wood engraving and established it as the major printmaking technique in Britain where it was unrivaled as a graphic art technique in print media until the introduction of photography.