Herbert Dicksee - "Study of a Hound"

Herbert Thomas Dicksee was a British painter born in 1862. He was best known for his sensitive depictions of animals including dogs, lions and tigers. Dicksee's family was well-ingrained into the art world; his father was an artist and his nephew, Sir Frank Dicksee, was the president of the Royal Academy in London from 1924–1928. Herbert went on to study at the Slade School of Art in London on a scholarship, and his first painting was exhibited in 1881. Many of Dicksee's most famous works were transcribed into prints and etchings published by Klackner of London. He died on February 20, 1942 in Hampstead, England. Some of his finest work includes etchings of Deer hounds, Irish Wolfhounds and terriers. The present picture is a charming little study of a hound. The etching measures 3"x 5" and is mounted into an old oak frame giving an overall size of 8"x 10". It is signed in pencil by the artist lower left.