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[The British Chief Caractacus, a Prisoner Before the Roman General Ostorius, 50 AD.]
[The British Chief Caractacus, a Prisoner Before the Roman General Ostorius, 50 AD.]
W. Walcot [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., 1934.]
Etching with aquatint in brown ink, 195 x 235mm, 7¾ x 9¼". A good impression, with full margins.
Caratacus is named by Dio Cassius as a son of the Catuvellaunian king Cunobelinus. Caratacus and his brother Togodumnus led the initial defence of Britain against Aulus Plautius's four legions, primarily using guerrilla tactics. They lost much the south-east after being defeated in two crucial battles on the rivers Medway and Thames. Togodumnus was killed and the Catuvellauni's territories were conquered. Caratacus survived and carried on the resistance further west. We next hear of him in Tacitus's Annals, leading the Silures and Ordovices of modern Wales against Plautius's successor as governor, Publius Ostorius Scapula. Finally, in 51, Scapula managed to defeat Caratacus in a set-piece battle, capturing Caratacus's wife and daughter and receiving the surrender of his brothers. Caratacus himself escaped, and fled north to the lands of the Brigantes (modern Yorkshire) where the Brigantian queen, Cartimandua handed him over to the Romans in chains. Plate II to a set of 6 etchings, 'The Pageant of Ludlow', three by Frank Brangwyn and three by Walcott, to celebrate the tercentenary of the production of Milton's Comus at Ludlow Castle. William Walcott R.E (1874 - 1943) was described by Furst as 'next to Brangwyn the greatest decorative etcher this country has produced'.
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[House of Sallust.]
[House of Sallust.]
W. Walcot [signed in pencil.]
[n.d. c.1920.]
Etching. Signed artist's proof. 254 x 323mm. 10 x 12¾".
Only a few ruins, from which Walcot has dreamed this image, remain of the once magnificent and luxurious villa and gardens which the Roman historian Sallust built on the Quirinal and which became the imperial residence of Nerva, Vespasion and Aurelian. After an infamous political career Sallust retired to his villa and wrote his famous histories. William Walcot (1874-1943) was a British architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as a practictioner of refined Art Nouveau in Moscow.
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[Piccadilly Circus.]
[Piccadilly Circus.]
W. Walcot [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1915.]
Etching with drypoint. 150 x 250mm (6 x 9¾"), large margins. A good impression.
A view of the original facade of the Swan and Edgar on the corner of Piccadilly and Piccadilly Circus, prior to the 1917 Zeppelin raid that damaged the building and neccesitated the rebuild that exists today. Also shown is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, with the statue of Anteros (popularly known as Eros), still in its original position, before it was moved to Embankment Gardens when work started on the new tube station in 1922. William Walcott R.E (1874 - 1943) was described by Furst as 'next to Brangwyn the greatest decorative etcher this country has produced'. He also etched a view of the 1919 rebuilding.
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[The 1919 rebuilding of Swan & Edgar, Piccadilly Circus.]
[The 1919 rebuilding of Swan & Edgar, Piccadilly Circus.]
W. Walcot [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1919.]
Etching with drypoint. 130 x 200mm (5 x 8"), wide margins.
The original facade of the Swan and Edgar can still be seen, with today's building under construction behind. In 1917 the last Zeppelin raid in Britain damaged the building, with this work undertaken in 1919. To the right is the statue of Anteros (popularly known as Eros), still in its original position, before it was moved to Embankment Gardens when work started on the new tube station in 1922. William Walcott R.E (1874 - 1943) was described by Furst as 'next to Brangwyn the greatest decorative etcher this country has produced'.
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[The Quadrangle, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital.]
[The Quadrangle, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital.]
W. Walcot [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., 1938.]
Etching. 155 x 255mm (6 x 10"), with very large margins.
St Bartholomew's Hospital in Smithfield in the City of London founded in 1123. William Walcott R.E (1874 - 1943) was described by Furst as 'next to Brangwyn the greatest decorative etcher this country has produced'. This etching was commissioned by Sir Valentine Crittall, director of the Crittall Windows construction company, for Christmas 1938.
[Ref: 51052]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Thames.]
[The Thames.]
William Walcot [signed in pencil.]
H.C. Dickins. London & New York MCMXXII.
Etching, mint. 240 x 394mm. 9½ x 15½".
From The Arteries of Great Britain, commentary by Neil Munro.
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[The Tyne.]
[The Tyne.]
William Walcot [signed in pencil.]
H.C. Dickins. London & New York MCMXXII.
Etching, mint. 249 x 324mm. 9¾ x 12¾".
From The Arteries of Great Britain, commentary by Neil Munro. Here along the tyne there are many barges for the transportation of goods and machinery from the upper to the lower reaches.
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[The Thames and City of London from Westminster]
[The Thames and City of London from Westminster]
W.Walcot [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1910]
Etching with very large margins, signed in pencil, platemark 130 x 130mm (5 x 5"). Uncut.
Bird's-eye view of London from near Whitehall, looking towards the City of London, showing St Pauls Cathedral on the left and Tower Bridge in the distance on the right. Etching by William Walcot R.E (1874 - 1943), Scottish architect, who was described by Furst as 'next to Brangwyn the greatest decorative etcher this country has produced'. Walcot was in fact born in Russia and studied in St Petersburg and Paris, subsequently practicing architecture in Moscow before moving to London early in the 20th century. Walcot's training is evident in his prints, which are concerned with architecture and decoration rather than human life.
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