19th Century Herbert Davis Hand Colored Steel Engraving after Landseet

£200.00
A hand colored steel engraving on paper titled Highland Drover's Departure for the South. 116cm W * 90cm H The scene, after a nineteenth-century work by Sir Edwin Landseer, depicts a large group of Highland figures and livestock gathered before a mountainous landscape. The composition features a white pony, cattle, sheep, and working dogs alongside figures in traditional attire. The print is executed with fine, precise lines characteristic of steel engraving, showing a distinct plate mark and subtle hand-applied color to the figures and animals. The lower margin bears the title in cursive script to the center, while the text to the lower right reads ENGRAVED BY HERBERT DAVIS. The print is housed in a glazed frame with a dark textured molding and a gilt inner lip, backed with a light-colored mat. The reverse is sealed with a fiberboard panel and fitted with two D-ring hangers.
A hand colored steel engraving on paper titled Highland Drover's Departure for the South. 116cm W * 90cm H The scene, after a nineteenth-century work by Sir Edwin Landseer, depicts a large group of Highland figures and livestock gathered before a mountainous landscape. The composition features a white pony, cattle, sheep, and working dogs alongside figures in traditional attire. The print is executed with fine, precise lines characteristic of steel engraving, showing a distinct plate mark and subtle hand-applied color to the figures and animals. The lower margin bears the title in cursive script to the center, while the text to the lower right reads ENGRAVED BY HERBERT DAVIS. The print is housed in a glazed frame with a dark textured molding and a gilt inner lip, backed with a light-colored mat. The reverse is sealed with a fiberboard panel and fitted with two D-ring hangers.