Herbert Dicksee - "The Crest of the Hill" etching signed in pencil

Code: 10101

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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 20th 1942 in Hampstead, England. The present picture "The Crest of the Hill" is a first state artists etching on vellum. It is signed in pencil lower left and also with the monogram H...D... on the plate and the date 1911. The picture measures 18"x 28" and is in the original oak frame giving an overall size of 30"x 40".