| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Richard Ansdell |
| Published | 1857 |
| Dimensions | Image 92 x 193 mm, Plate 125 x 225 mm, Sheet 269 x 365 mm |
| Notes |
Signed and numbered in plate by artist, and printed on India laid paper. Plate 18 from The Etching Club's 'Etchings for the Art-Union of London by the Etching Club' (London: Art Union of London, 1857). The Etching Club was a printmakers' society founded in London in 1838. Limited to twelve members at a time, contributors included Charles West Cope, Richard Redgrave, Samuel Palmer and John Everett Millais. The club published numerous collections of their etchings including Etched thoughts of the Etching Club (1844), and illustrated editions of Shakespeare and John Milton. Richard Ansdell (1815 - 1885) was a British sporting and animal painter, a draughtsman on wood, and etcher. He trained with the portrait painter W. C. Smith. Ansdell moved from Liverpool to London in 1847; and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1870. Condition: Some foxing to sheet, slightly affecting image, and time toning to edges of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 40489 |