Late 19th-century British School, Interior Scene with Woman Reading - Gravure on Silk

Name: Late 19th-century British School, Interior Scene with Woman Reading - Gravure on Silk
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA969390
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This late-19th-century British School gravure depicts a lady reading within an interior setting.

Perched on the edge of a chair within a plush Victorian room, she’s immersed in correspondence. Perhaps a letter from a loved one, a potential suitor confessing their desires. She’s eager to reply yet hovers over each lovingly-penned paragraph. She could be anywhere, her heart racing while her head spins with dizzying visions.

Prints, such as these, were popular with the Victorians, particularly with the rising middle classes who sought to decorate their homes. Many were based on paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy or illustrations from well-loved novels. To add a sense of prestige, ingenious printmakers developed the craft of printing directly onto silk - as we see here.

Held in a later frame and glazed.

Medium: Gravure on silk

Overall size: 18½” x 15” / 47cm x 38cm

Year of creation: c. 1890

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

38cm (14.96")

Width

47cm (18.50")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA969390

Description

This late-19th-century British School gravure depicts a lady reading within an interior setting.

Perched on the edge of a chair within a plush Victorian room, she’s immersed in correspondence. Perhaps a letter from a loved one, a potential suitor confessing their desires. She’s eager to reply yet hovers over each lovingly-penned paragraph. She could be anywhere, her heart racing while her head spins with dizzying visions.

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Prints, such as these, were popular with the Victorians, particularly with the rising middle classes who sought to decorate their homes.

Brave Fine Art

Many were based on paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy or illustrations from well-loved novels. To add a sense of prestige, ingenious printmakers developed the craft of printing directly onto silk - as we see here.

Held in a later frame and glazed.

Medium: Gravure on silk

Overall size: 18½” x 15” / 47cm x 38cm

Year of creation: c. 1890