Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - SIGNED IN PENCIL BY BOTH ARTIST SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS AND BY ETCHER CHARLES ALBERT WALTNER -MILLAIS (Sir John Everett, English painter); WALTNER (Charles Albert, French etcher).'The Yeoman of the Guard'.Original vintage etching on paper. Known to have been published in 1893. In an antique oak wood frame. Lettering in lower margin, with name of artist and etcher, who have both signed in pencil alongside the other's name. Contemporary label on rear of frame of the printseller 'E. E. Leggatt'. Size: frame - approx. 50.5cm x 42.5cm; print (visible area, sheet is larger) - approx. 32cm x 25.5cm. N.B. This engraving is being sold in a frame without glass, so that shipping can be offered to a wider variety of destinations. It can be collected from our Berkshire offices with glass in situ if preferred, but cannot be shipped with glass.Very Good condition. A few spots of foxing to the visible border of the etching. Some general wear to the edges and rear of the frame. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.A rare etching, signed in pencil by both painter Sir John Everett Millais and etcher Charles Albert Waltner, depicting a Yeoman of the Guard, or Beefeater. ⁂ Said to be a portrait of John Charles Montague, who had been a corporal in the 16th Lancers and served for more than twenty years in India. When he retired in 1847 he was appointed a Yeoman of the Guard. Millais shows him the uniform of the yeomen, usually known as ‘Beefeaters’. The original painting by Millais was done in 1876. key words:
Price: 500 GBP
Location: Ascot, Royal County of Berkshire
End Time: 2024-11-16T14:21:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50.45 GBP
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Artist: [engraver] Benjamin Smith after [artist] Mather Brown
Signed By: Sir John Everett Millais and Charles Albert Waltner
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Signed: Yes
Period: Art Nouveau (1880-1920)
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Framed
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1893
Item Height: 50.5cm [frame]
Theme: People, Portrait
Production Technique: Etching
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Width: 42.5cm [frame]
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
