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    Posted 5 months ago

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    Fergy
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    I would like to know if anyone could identify the attached etching?
    Any help is greatly appreciated
    Fergy

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    1. keramikos, 5 months ago
      Hi, Fergy. :-)

      Google Lens found multiple copies, and there seems to be some confusion about the title, the creators and dates:

      https://fineartamerica.com/featured/-a-young-girl-leaves-the-country-mary-evans-picture-library.html

      https://www.atticpaper.com/proddetail.php?prod=dream-of-the-future-antique-print&cat=8

      https://fineart.market/amazing-1800s-frith-creswick-ansdell-engraving-dreams-of-the-future-signed-coa.html

      Here's the painting:

      https://jenikirbyhistory.getarchive.net/media/2017-02-william-powell-frith-a-dream-of-the-future-faeb86

      I'm inclined to go with the latter.
    2. keramikos, 5 months ago
      Ugh. I was in too much of a hurry when I commented on this yesterday.

      What I should have said is that the information at the first link (fineartamerica dot com) seems at best misleading.

      The original painting was a collaboration (Frith did the human figure, Creswick did the dog, and Andsdell did the landscape):

      *snip*

      William Powell Frith, RA (British, 1819-1909), in collaboration with Richard Ansdell, RA (British, 1815-1885) and Thomas Creswick, RA (British, 1811-1869)

      A dream of the future

      signed and dated 'W. P. Frith 1865.' (lower right)

      oil on canvas

      *snip*

      https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18883/lot/44/william-powell-frith-ra-british-1819-1909-in-collaboration-with-richard-ansdell-ra-british-1815-1885-and-thomas-creswick-ra-british-1811-1869-a-dream-of-the-future/

      The orginal engraving, per the earlier linked page at fineart dot market, was done by master engraver John Cousen (1804 - 1880).

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