HH [Herkomer's monogram in plate.]
[n.d., c.1880.]
Etching on Chinese applique paper, 145 x 100mm, 5¾ x 4". A fine impression.
A vivd and expressive portrait. By Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914), painter, watercolourist, draughtsman and etcher of portraits, landscapes, genre subjects. In 1869 he began working as an artist for a newly-founded newspaper 'The Graphic'. Herkomer was also a pioneering film maker. He established a studio in Lululaund and directed a number of historical costume dramas, designed to be shown accompanied by his own music.
Apparently the same sitter as 19856.
[Ref: 19857]  £85.00