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Some Etchings of Poynters Hall Totteridge, Herts., and the vicinity done in the year 1926
Some Etchings of Poynters Hall Totteridge, Herts., and the vicinity done in the year 1926 by S.M. Litten for Cecil Harmsworth. Damson Hiull, Totteridge. The Windmill at Barnet Gate. Totteridge Church, Herts. The Orange Tree Inn, Totteridge. The Pond on the Common, Totteridge. The Lily Pond, Totteridge. Poynters Halol from the South. The Clock Tower, Poynters Hall. Poynters Hall, Totteridge, Herts. Poynters Hall from the Common {set of 10 including the Frontis}.
Etched illustrated title page including list of plates, 300 x 175mm (11¾ x 7"), and ten drypoint etchings complete as list, eight each c.195 x 245mm (7¾ x 9¾"), two each c.170 x 295mm (6¾ x 11½"); captioned in pencil, unsigned. Wonderfully fresh impressions.
Attractive set of etched views at Poynters Hall, home of Geraldine Harmsworth, nee Maffett, wife of Alfred Harmsworth, 1839-1925.
Dedicated to Cecil Harmsworth (1898 - 1978), newspaper proprietor, by the artist Sidney Mackenzie Litten (1887 - 1934), pupil of Sir Frank Short at the Royal College of Art before going on to become Senior Master at St Martin's School of Art.

Guichard: pg.47, not mentioned.
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[Trafalgar Square.]
[Trafalgar Square.]
S m Litten [pencil signature.]
[n.d. c.1926.]
Etching. Plate 198 x 148mm. 7?" x 5?".
View of Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column, from Whitehall in the South looking Northwards. Sidney Mackenzie Litten (1887-1949) was a British etcher and engraver who studied at the RCS. The William Monk style of an undated Trafalgar Square suggests there may be works by Litten earlier than those of 1926.
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[Venetian Steps]
[Venetian Steps]
SM Litten [in pencil]
[n.d. c.1930]
Etching signed by the artist, 270 x 380mm (10¾ x 15"), on blue tinged paper with very large margins. Creases in corner of left margin.
A view of some steps in Venice with a gondola approaching. Sydney MacKenzie Litten (British 1887-1949) was a British etcher and engraver who was apupil of Sir Frank Short at the Royal College of Art before going on to become Senior Master at St Martin's School of Art.
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