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[The Madonna of the Rocks]
[The Madonna of the Rocks]
[Charles William Campbell after Leonardo da Vinci]
[n.d., c.1880]
Rare mezzotint on chine collé, platemark 740 x 490mm (29 x 19"). Very large margins. Damage to margins, extending inside platemark bottom right but without damaging chine collé.
The Virgin with John the Baptist adoring the Christ-child; angel on right. After the central panel of the altarpiece executed by Leonardo for the church of S. Francesco in Milan, executed in 1508. Charles William Campbell (1855-87) studied mezzotint engraving with Hubert Herkomer and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1887.
[Ref: 23369]   £360.00  
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[George Frederick Watts.]
[George Frederick Watts.]
[Charles William Campbell after George Frederrick Watts.]
[n.d., c.1885]
Unique proof mezzotint on chine collé touched by Watts with his initials bottom right, platemark 500 x 365mm (19½ x 14¼"). Paper missing top right, resulting in creasing to chine collé; foxing in margins.
Extremely rare touched proof of Charles William Campbell's engraving from the 1664 half-length self-portrait by George Frederick Watts (London, Tate Gallery). Watts has made correction to the print himself, and initialled the print in the lower right. One of the few prints by Campbell (1855-87), who studied mezzotint engraving with Hubert Herkomer. His total 'oeuvre' consisted of twelve finished and seven unfinished plates.
For another impression see ref. 23410.
[Ref: 23409]   £2,500.00  
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[George Frederick Watts]
[George Frederick Watts]
[Charles William Campbell after George Frederrick Watts]
[n.d., c.1885]
Proof mezzotint on chine collé. 500 x 365mm (19½ x 14¼"). Full margins.
A half-length self-portrait by painter and sculptor George Frederick Watts (1817-1904), painted in 1864 and now in the Tate Gallery. One of the few prints by Campbell (1855-87), who studied mezzotint engraving with Hubert Herkomer. His total 'oeuvre' consisted of twelve finished and seven unfinished plates.
For a proof touched by Watts himself see ref. 23409
[Ref: 23410]   £450.00  
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