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Sir Frank ShortEhrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2 1913
1913
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Ehrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2 (after the watercolor by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., 1775-1851.) 1913. Mezzotint. Hardie catalog 95. Image 9 1/2 x 14 3/4; plate 10 7/8 x 15 3/4; sheet 12 x 15 3/4. Edition 50. A fine, glowing proof printed on chine applied to sturdy white wove paper. Housed in a 20 x 24-inch archival mat, suitable for framing.
The arched bridge is in the middle distance; beyond are mountains with a fort on the hill, and a town to the right, with several boats in the foreground. Ruskin analyzed the composition is his books, Elements of Drawing, and gave the work its title.
Hardie quotes Short, p. 32: 'Ehrenbreitstein to Coblenz' (the title is Ruskin's, who analyzed the composition in 'Elements of Drawing') is perhaps the finest of the 1842 drawings by Turner. It was Ruskin's at one time, and was on loan from Mr. Tatham, who then owned it, at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The drawing was developed from several sketches, of which my plate (No. 143) records one.'
Sir Francis Job "Frank" Short PPRE (19 June 1857 – 22 April 1945) was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking. He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint etching and engraving. Short also wrote about printmaking to educate a wider public and was President of the Royal Society of Painter Etcher & Engavers (now styled the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) from 1910 to 1938. Short was elected to the Royal Academy in 1911, the same year he was knighted, and served as the R.A.'s Treasurer from 1919-1932. He was also President of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Head of the Engraving School of the Royal College of Art, where he taught from 1891-1924.
According to his friend and colleague, Martin Hardie: ''Physically strong, with a powerful frame, a massive head, and large and benevolent eyes, Short was a man of quiet manner and kindly impulse, but of firm character and great strength of will.'
- Creator:Sir Frank Short (1857 - 1945, British)
- Creation Year:1913
- Dimensions:Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Storrs, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU33523018451
Sir Frank Short
Sir Francis Job "Frank" Short PPRE (19 June 1857 - 22 April 1945) was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking. He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint etching and engraving. Short also wrote about printmaking to educate a wider public and was President of the Royal Society of Painter Etcher & Engravers (now styled the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) from 1910 to 1938. Short was elected to the Royal Academy in 1911, the same year he was knighted, and served as the R.A.'s Treasurer from 1919-1932. He was also President of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Head of the Engraving School of the Royal College of Art, where he taught from 1891-1924.
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