British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph

1882 Print published to illustrate the history of printmaking

Subject:   Study in Drapery (Seated, draped man)

This is an original 1882 lithograph from a black & white chalk drawing by Poynter. This image is printed on a classic laid cream-colored stock and the original plate impression is visible.

Artist: Sir Edward Poynter (1836-1919)

Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet PRA was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman who served as President of the Royal Academy. Known for his landscapes, he later turned to a large number of studies of draped figures.  

Engraver: Asher Brown Durand, born 1796.


This print was bound and published in 1882 by Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, of London, in Hamerton's work, The Graphics Arts.  

Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834-1894) was an English landscape artist and author.   His book, Etching and Etchers (1866) became a standard work on the subject, and established him as one of the leading art critics of his day.  In 1870, he founded The Portfolio, a monthly periodical, each number of which consisted of a monograph upon some artist or group of artists. In 1882 he issued The Graphic Arts (the source of this print), a finely illustrated work on the technique of the great masters of various arts and printing, containing lithographs & photogravures of fine illustrated works of the past.

Size: Approximately 8" X 11"

Blank on Reverse - Actual Print is Sharper than in picture (as it does not lie perfectly flat)


Condition: Excellent - Very Good  - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

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Item #0814-H956