29. The Same as the Last, but Darker at the Bottom than the Top 

Editor: Here we have "29. The Same as the Last, but Darker at the Bottom than the Top" by Alexander Cozens. The hatching is incredible! I'm wondering, what stands out to you when you look at this work? Curator: This print exemplifies Cozens' method, focusing on the material process of creating an image. Note the deliberate, repetitive mark-making. How might the accessibility and relative low cost of printmaking impacted the social circulation of landscape imagery in the 18th century? Editor: So you're saying the process of making it is more important than the scene itself? Curator: Precisely. The "scene" is secondary to the reproducible nature and widespread availability of such images. Editor: I see what you mean, it makes you think about who could access art back then. Curator: Exactly. And considering how many prints could be made. Fascinating!