William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
The
Mersey
The Mersey
EH-L 103 120
x 334 mm
Original etching, 1922. From the series Arteries
of Great Britain. Signed in pencil. Edition
of 425. Printed with plate tone on wove paper watermarked J
Green & Sons 1922. Gently time-toned. A
couple of very small pale foxmarks.
£400
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Additional
Information about the Print
View
across the Mersey towards the Liverpool
dockfront, including the Albert Dock, fronted
by the Liver and Cunard buildings.
The
other four titles in the 1922 “The Arteries
of Great Britain” series are:
- The
Thames (EH-L 99)
(The Port of London from the Surrey side, looking
towards the Customs House)
- The Tyne (EH-L
100)
(Looking down from the High Level Bridge on the
open Swing Bridge)
- The Forth (EH-L
101)
(With the Forth Bridge, a submarine and distant
battleships)
- The
Clyde (EH-L 102)
(With Russell’s Shipyard at Greenock)
A
complete set of The
Arteries ..., in the original
portfolio, is currently available. (Click here to
visit). The
individual titles from the set are each
listed separately in this exhibition, and can
be visited by clicking the title links listed
above. Currently, only a separate impression
of The
Mersey is available for purchase.
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