{"title":"John Wood","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rocky-landscape-with-a-hermit-reading-john-wood","title":"Rocky Landscape with a Hermit Reading - John Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn eighteenth-century etching by John Wood after Salvator Rosa, depicting a solitary hermit within a rugged, dramatic rock formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print by John Wood reproduces a composition by the Italian Baroque painter Salvator Rosa. Wood, a skilled British engraver, captures the dramatic, rugged terrain characteristic of Rosa’s work. The scene features a solitary figure, a hermit, seated in quiet contemplation before a cavernous rock formation. A gnarled, windswept tree dominates the left side of the composition, its twisted branches echoing the jagged contours of the surrounding cliffs. The etching technique allows for a high degree of textural variation, from the fine, cross-hatched shadows within the rock crevices to the lighter, more open lines defining the distant sky and clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the eighteenth century, the reproduction of Old Master paintings through printmaking was a common practice, allowing collectors to study works held in private galleries. This specific print notes that the original painting was in the collection of William Kent, a prominent architect and designer of the period. The work reflects the aesthetic interest in the sublime, a concept that favoured wild, untamed nature over the orderly gardens of the time. The hermit serves as a small, human element within a vast, imposing environment, a common trope in seventeenth-century Italian art that emphasises the isolation and spiritual focus of the subject. Wood’s execution demonstrates the technical precision required to translate the painterly qualities of oil on canvas into the monochrome medium of ink on paper. The print remains a record of both the original painting’s composition and the technical capabilities of British printmakers in the mid-eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/portrait-of-charles-i-of-england-anthony-van-dyck\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePortrait of Charles I of England - Anthony van Dyck — Anthony van Dyck\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/pastoral-landscape-with-the-ponte-molle-claude-lorrain\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePastoral Landscape with the Ponte Molle - Claude Lorrain — Claude Lorrain\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wood","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58442657005903,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58442686497103,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58442686529871,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58442686562639,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58442686595407,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58442686628175,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58442686660943,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58442686693711,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58442686726479,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58442686759247,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58442686792015,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58442686824783,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Rocky-Landscape-with-a-Hermit-Reading_Poster_CompositorV1_1786210596577.jpg?v=1786398880"},{"product_id":"the-gipsies-john-wood","title":"The Gipsies - John Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA detailed 1764 engraving by John Wood, based on a work by Thomas Gainsborough, depicting a group of figures resting beneath a large tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print, titled The Gipsies, is an engraving by John Wood, published in 1764. The work is based on an original painting and etching by Thomas Gainsborough. It depicts a group of figures gathered beneath a large, gnarled tree, a common motif in eighteenth-century British art. The composition focuses on the interaction between the figures and their natural surroundings, with the tree providing a structural anchor for the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood demonstrates technical precision in his handling of the burin, capturing the textures of the bark, the foliage, and the varied clothing of the figures. The light source appears to originate from the left, casting soft shadows across the group and the uneven ground. In the background, a rolling rural vista extends toward a distant church tower, providing a sense of depth and scale. The sky is filled with billowing clouds, rendered with fine cross-hatching to suggest volume and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a collaborative effort between a painter and an engraver, this work reflects the commercial print culture of the mid-eighteenth century. John Boydell, the publisher, played a significant role in distributing such works to a wider audience, making high-quality reproductions of contemporary paintings accessible to collectors. The print offers a glimpse into the aesthetic preferences of the period, where the combination of pastoral themes and detailed craftsmanship was highly regarded. The figures are arranged in a relaxed, informal manner, typical of genre scenes that sought to capture everyday life with a degree of artistic idealisation. The inclusion of the dog, the cooking fire, and the varied poses of the individuals adds a narrative quality to the image, inviting the viewer to observe the quiet domesticity of the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/neo-classical-vases-in-a-landscape-jean-charles-delafosse\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eNeo-classical Vases in a Landscape - Jean Charles Delafosse — Jean Charles Delafosse\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/de-vrouw-van-sebastiaan-leerse-willem-bartel-van-der-kooi\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eDe vrouw van Sebastiaan Leerse - Willem Bartel van der Kooi — Willem Bartel van der Kooi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wood","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58724589109583,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58724613357903,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58724613390671,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58724613423439,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58724613456207,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58724613488975,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58724613521743,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58724613554511,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58724613587279,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58724613620047,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58724613652815,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58724613685583,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/The-Gipsies_Poster_CompositorV1_1789029216070.jpg?v=1789029248"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/fr\/collections\/john-wood.oembed","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}