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Late 19th Century Etching - Pleydell As King
Description
Two prints, one a lithograph of Hogarth's The Chorus, the other an original etching by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA (1848-1910), showing William Pleydell (William Pleydell was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644) pretending to be the King at a drunken gathering. This print is very finely executed for its tiny size and shows Macbeth's skill as an engraver. It has been signed and inscribed outside the plate lines by the artist. Signed. On wove.Condition
The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The lithograph has some foxing.
Size
16.3 x 14.8cm (6.4" x 5.8")Sheet: 28.3 x 21.9cm (11.1" x 8.6")
Artist Biography
Macbeth studied in London, producing realistic everyday scenes and working for The Graphic magazine. He painted in the Lincolnshire and Somerset countryside, in works influenced by those of George Heming Mason and Frederick Walker. His The Cast Shoe was bought by the Chantrey Bequest in 1890, and is now at Tate Britain.
From 1871 Macbeth exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery and the Fine Art Society in London. There were also exhibitions in the regions at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in Birmingham, the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester Art Gallery.
In the same year (1871) Macbeth was made an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) becoming a full member in 1901. He became a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (RE) in 1880,[1] and an honorary member in 1909. In 1882 he was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) and in 1883 was elected to be a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI). In 1883 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy (RA), becoming a full member in 1903.
| SKU | py299 |
|---|---|
| Date | Late 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 16.3 x 14.8cm |
| Medium | Etching |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Genre Scene |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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