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An original antique etching and drypoint, portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott (1811–1878), one of the most prolific and celebrated architects of the Victorian era, etched by Anna Lea Merritt (1844–1930) after a painting by George Richmond RA (1809–1896), dated 1879 — the year following Scott's death.
Sir Gilbert Scott was the pre-eminent Gothic Revival architect of 19th-century Britain, responsible for some of the most iconic buildings of the age: the Albert Memorial, the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, Glasgow University, and the restoration of dozens of English cathedrals. Catalogue reference: Gorokhoff 256, No. 7. Pencil number 25 below the plate mark indicates a limited edition impression. Artist's signature, monogram, date, and title are etched directly in the plate.
Anna Lea Merritt was an American-born British painter and printmaker, best known for her celebrated painting Love Locked Out (1890, Tate Britain). George Richmond RA was one of the most distinguished British portrait painters of the Victorian era, whose sitters included Darwin, Ruskin, Carlyle, and Wilberforce.
Details: Paper approximately 11" tall × 8½" wide. Clean paper with minimal age toning; etched image is sharp and well-defined with strong plate tone. Ships carefully protected between rigid cardboard backers.
