Method | Etching |
Artist | George Percy Jacomb-Hood |
Published | The Portfolio1880 |
Dimensions | Image 197 x 162 mm, Plate 214 x 180 mm |
Notes |
Scene from Edmund Spencer's incomplete epic poem The Faerie Queene. With the inscription "At last him chaunst to meete upon the way A faithless Sarazin.....He had a faire companion of his way, A goodly Lady clad in scarlot red....The knight of the Redcrosse...Gan fairely couch his speare, and towards ride" - Faery Queen Bk I. Canto 2 below. George Percy Jacomb Hood (Redhill, Surrey, 1857 - Chelsea, 1929) was a genre painter, illustrator and engraver. He was a member of the Society of British Artists. Hood studied at the Slade and under Lavery in Paris. He lived at 112 Lexham Gardens, Kensington. Hood was a member of The Arts Club between 1888-1910. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1879, the Grosvenor Gallery, the Society of British Artists, the Royal Society of British Artists from 1885 and in Winter 1886-87 and Winter 1887-88. He was also a member of the New English Art Club for a while. |
Framing | unmounted |
Price | £80.00 |
Stock ID | 20840 |