John
Mallows Youngman (1817–1899)
“Old
Almshouses”, 1874, proof-state impression.
Although
my research has failed to confirm the following, I believe (a sincere apology
if I am wrong) that this print was ultimately published in London in 1874 by Thomas
McLean (1788–1875) and printed by Auguste Delâtre (1822–1907) in
“Gleanings from Nature: A Series of Twelve Etchings” (see description of this
publication at viaLibri: https://www.vialibri.net/years/books/64394296/1874-youngman-john-mallows-gleanings-from-nature-a-series-of
and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/334200)
Note:
the British Museum does no hold an impression of this etching but the museum
has a reasonably large collection of this artist’s other etchings:
Etching
with pale plate tone on tissue-thin laid paper.
Size:
(sheet) 25.5 x 21.2 cm.; (plate) 17.6 x 15.1 cm.
Inscribed
on plate: (indistinctly at lower right corner) “[…]4 [7?]/ Old Al[m]s Houses”.
Condition:
strong, proof-state impression (based on the tissue-thin paper and no lettered
publication details) in excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes,
folds, abrasions, stains or foxing).
I
am selling this darkly glowing etching by a lesser known 19th
century British artist known for his landscape studies of the Saffron Walden region (Uttlesford district of Essex), for
AU$168 (currently US$115.27/EUR103.43/GBP89.08 at the time of posting this
print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of
course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If
you are interested in purchasing this marvellous gem of an etching that has (to
my eyes) more than a little of the great John Constable guiding the artist’s
hand, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a
PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
