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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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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.
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).