| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Henry James Townsend |
| Published | 1857 |
| Dimensions | Image 104 x 88 mm, Plate 123 x 116 mm |
| Notes |
Signed and dated in plate by artist, and printed on India laid paper. Plate 26 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. Henry Townsend (1810-1890) was one of the founders of the Etching Club and a painter of fairy pictures and historical subjects. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £85.00 |
| Stock ID | 5859 |