Professionally framed under glass, fine quality 19thC Classism portrait Mezzotint by H. Scott Bridgewater (after an original painting by John Hoppner of London), on good quality handmade paper, signed in pencil bottom margin, Print Seller Assiciation stamp -QFR present. Print date circa 1897.
The subjects of the portrait are Marianne Frankland and sister Amelia Frankland, daughters of the distinguished gentleman Sir Thomas Frankland.
The National Trust holds an identical framed copy at Hanbury Hall, Worcs.
H. Scott Bridgewater - Biography
Printmaker and mezzotint engraver born in Dudley and lived in Bushey, Hertfordshire and worked for most of the leading London print publishers and dealers. He first exhibited at the RA in 1889 and continued to show there until his death in 1950. He was a prolific engraver with a broad range of subjects including portraits, genre and landscape. He copied a wide array of artists from Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun and George Romney to Gustave Courbet and also the work of his friend Hubert von Herkomer. Bridgwater has a painting in the collection of Dudley Museum and Art Gallery, a mezzotint in the NPG and his engraving of the Soul's Awakening after the painting by James Sant is in the collection of the V&A, London.
Overall framed size - 87cm tall, 70cm wide.
Viewable Print size - 61cm tall, 48cm wide.
£450.00
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Light scattered foxing, some damage to decorative frame. Please refer to high resolution photographs for condition.