| Method | Drypoint etching |
| Artist | Charles W. Cain |
| Published | c. 1925 |
| Dimensions | Image and plate 248 x 327 mm, Sheet 289 x 367 mm |
| Notes |
Signed and numbered 6/30 in pencil. Monogrammed within the plate. A fine drypoint of The Grand Bridge at Blenheim Palace, an unusual subject for an artist who is best known for his orientalist works. The bridge is depicted from the lake's edge, with a lone figure in the centre, the reflection of the bridge delicately rendered below. Originally designed in 1708 to be a "habitable viaduct" by architect and playwright Sir John Vanbrugh, The Grand Bridge houses more than thirty rooms that were flooded when Lancelot "Capability" Brown created lakes on the estate in the 1760s. Charles William Cain (1893-1962) A student of Camberwell School of Art and then an illustrator cartoonist for the Johannesburg Star until WWI when he joined the Border Regiment in India and Mesopotania until Armistance, and entered the Royal College of Art under Frank Short 1920-1. During the 1920's and 1930's Cain produced seventy-four original etchings and engravings, all published in London by Greatorex. The large majority of his prints deal with scenes in Iraq, Persia, Indian and Burma and Cain developed a strong reputation as a major Orientalist printmaker. Condition: Good clean impression. Light creasing predominantly to the top of the image and sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 52577 |