Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945.
Mill Near the Grand Chartreuse -- Dauphiny (after the drawing by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., 1775-1851.) 1886. Etching. Hardie 9. Image 7 3/8 x 10; plate 9 x 11 7/8; sheet 12 1/2 x 17 1/4. A fine, richly-inked proof printed on off-white wove paper. Signed in the plate. This is the preliminary etching for the mezzotint. $125.
The Grand Chartreuse runs through the Alps of Dauphine near Grenoble.
Mill Near the Grand Chartreuse -- Dauphiny (after the drawing by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., 1775-1851.) 1886. Mezzotint. Hardie 9.ii. Image 7 3/8 x 10; plate 9 x 11 7/8; sheet 12 1/2 x 17 1/4. A fine, richly-inked proof printed on chine applied to sturdy white wove paper. Signed in the plate. This is the finished mezzotint. $250.
Frank Short worked on the uncompleted Liber Studiorum throughout his career, completing 47 etched and mezzotinted plates.
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