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William
Gale
London 1823 – 1909
A genre and history painter Gale exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1844
Study
in the Life School of the Royal Academy – Portrait
of William Etty R.A.
151 x 125 mm (plate);
370 x 275 mm (sheet)
Etching,
1861, presumably from an earlier drawing. Issued
in Passages from Modern English Poets illustrated
by the Junior Etching Club, published by Day & Son,
December 1861, large paper edition.
On
laid india paper, on wove. The full sheet as issued,
gilt-edged on three sides.
£150
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Additional
Information about the Print
The portrait of Etty was accompanied by a poem by Thomas Campbell entitled “The Painter”, which concludes:
...
serenely quiet art!
By Heaven and love both taught
to lend
The milder solace to the heart,
The sacred image of a friend.
William
Etty R.A. (1787-1849) made a speciality of the
nude and was described as a painter of sheen
and sinuosity.
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