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Day's dying glow

Print
01/05/1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Fine Art Society (publisher)
Short, Frank (Sir) (made)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

A landscape scene with trees and a river as well as a grazing sheep.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Landscapes
Object type
Print
TitleDay's dying glow (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mixed method print. Proof on vellum.
Vellum
Mixed Technique
Engraving
Brief description
Mixed method print by Sir Frank Short, "Day's dying glow." After J. Farquharson, A.R.A. Great Britain, ca. 1880-1919. Proof on vellum.
Physical description
A landscape scene with trees and a river as well as a grazing sheep.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 16 7/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Plate width: 23 1/4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Engraved surface height: 14 5/8in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Engraved surface width: 21 5/8in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil Joseph Farquharson and Frank Short, sc. Lettered London. Published May 1st 1890 by The Fine Art Society (Limited) 148, New Bond Street, W. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist in memory of his son, Captain Francis Leslie Short, who died on Active Service, on June 3, 1916.
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Nature
Associations
The Fine Art Society
Farquharson, J.
London
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2436-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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