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James Caldwall

British engraver (1739–1822)

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Images from the collections

Images by James Caldwall

35 images from works
  • A French physician on his rounds with his entourage. Etching by J. Caldwell, 1771, after M. Brandoin.
  • The Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, lying in state at Somerset House, surrounded by mourners. Engraving with etching by James Caldwall.
  • A young woman's wig and hat being swept away by a gust of wind; behind her a young man is laughing, to the left stand an amused couple. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1771, after J. Collet.
  • Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1801, after J. Opie after J. L. David.
  • A woman inhabitant of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1777 after W. Hodges, 1775.
  • Philosophers: John Mayow, John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1800.
  • An Englishman seated in a Parisian coiffeur's salon having his hair dressed by a mischievous Frenchman. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1770, after I. Collet.
  • John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1800.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with a vignette of his tomb in Geneva. Stipple engraving by J. Caldwall, 1801, after A. Ramsay, 1766.
  • Carolus Linnaeus receives honour from Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Caldwall, 1806, after J. Russell and J. Opie.
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Works from the collections

36 works

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    John Hunter. Line engraving by J. Caldwall after J. Tassie, 1791.

    James Tassie | Reference: 4451i
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    A French physician on his rounds with his entourage. Etching by J. Caldwell, 1771, after M. Brandoin.

    Michel-Vincent Brandoin | Date: Published as the Act directs 20 October 1771 | Reference: 10943i
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    Bee Larkspur (Delphinium sp. var.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J. Caldwall, c.1805, after P. Henderson.

    Henderson, Peter, active 1799-1829. | Date: 1 January 1805 | Reference: 18315i
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    An Englishman seated in a Parisian coiffeur's salon having his hair dressed by a mischievous Frenchman. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1770, after I. Collet.

    John Collett | Date: 10 May 1770 | Reference: 31258i
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    Richard Gilpin. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1783.

    | Date: June 2, 1783 | Reference: 3579i
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Frequent collaborators

Henderson, Peter, active 1799-1829.
Robert John Thornton
William Hodges
Michel-Vincent Brandoin

Related topics

James Cook
Plants, Cultivated
Botany
Plants, Ornamental
Plants, Toxic
Flowers - Anatomy

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