Lord Tennyson, No. 2

1903

Frank Short, after George Frederic Watts

Associated Names
Frank Short

Artist, British, 1857 - 1945

George Frederic Watts

Artist After, British, 1817 - 1904

The image depicts a man photographed from slightly above the shoulders. He is in a three-quarter view with his head turned slightly to the right and downwards. The man has a long face, a full beard, a mustache, and long, unkempt, wavy hair. He is dressed in a dark garment with a white shirt showing at the collar. The clothing has a classic, formal appearance reminiscent of 19th-century style. The background has a plain, indistinct blurred texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. Edward Wolski

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.8 × 30.16 cm (16 1/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.74.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1938-40, no. 79

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Hardie, Martin. The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short, vol. 2. London: Print Collectors' Club, 1939, p. 27, no. 79.

1908

  • Strange, Edward F. Etched and Engraved Work of Frank Short, A.R.A., R.E.. London: George Allen & Sons, 1908, no. 256.

Wikidata ID

Q74037827

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