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GENUINE COLOURED BAXTER PRINT OF REV WILLIAMS 1837£45.00
Baxter Print CL71 - Rev John WilliamsFREE POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK Overseas Customers: please email us at manorhouseantiques@googlemail.com for shipping quote An illustration from the book Williams' Missionary Enterprises The page measures approx 8.25"/21cms x 5"/12.5cms. Thick paper, a little grubby, but in very good order for its age. The colours are bright although the words are somewhat faded. Framed - although the seal was broken at the back to enable inspection of the quality of the print. The following was taken from the 'Baxter Bible' - 'The Picture Printer', published in 1924: This interesting print was Baxter's first portrait in colour and was drawn from life when this well-known missionary of the London Missionary Society and "the first Christian martyr in the South Seas" was last in England before his ill-fated journey in the ship, The Camden. Williams was born in 1796 and massacred by savages on November 20th 1839. The portrait was sold also as a separate print by J Snow at the price of 12s6d but exactly in what form is not known. It was this mode of publication that first impressed upon Baxter the advantages of a separate sale for his prints as distinguished from book illustration. The print is from an aquatint plate and blocks. Williams is shown seated in an arm-chair, which is covered in red material. The portrait is three quarter length. He is facing to his right near a window, through which are seen the sea and a Missionary ship, probably the Camden. Under the print is: "Yours affy J. Williams," in imitation of his signature; and engraved below that, is "Printed in Oil Colours by G. Baxter (Patentee), 3, Charterhouse Square," in one line. Further below that is: "Published by J. Snow, 26, Paternoster Row." The Rev. John Campbell, in his book The Martyr of Erromanga at page 216 says of Williams' personal appearance: "The first thing with regard to his person, that presented itself to us, is his great physical power, which materially contributed to success in his peculiar sphere of missionary effort. He was massive rather than muscular, and strong without remarkable activity; his stature was somewhat above the middle size, his chest one of unusual breadth, the shoulders considerably rounded, and the whole frame bulky and broadly set. His aspect was a little singular; indeed he was often taken for a foreigner."    |
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