J Pennell imp [signature in pencil].
[n.d. c.1908]. Limited to 120 impressions.
Etching. 214 x 280mm.
Joseph Pennell [1857 - 1926], painter, illustrator and etcher, was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents, and briefly attended the School of Industrial Design now called the Philadelphia College of Art. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
Wuerth:490
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