William Lee-Hankey’s aquatint, "The First Born”, 1905

William Lee-Hankey (1869–1952)

"The First Born”, 1905

Aquatint with muslin (textile) imprint on soft-ground etching, printed on cream wove (China) paper, hand-signed by the artist in pencil, proof before the numbered edition of 20 monochrome impressions and 55 colour impressions. (Technical information provided by the Elizabeth Lee-Harvey website—see URL further below).

Size: (sheet) 40.2 x 27.5 cm; (plate) 32.5 x 25.2 cm.

Signed in pencil below the image at right, “W.Lee Hankey sc. et imp.”, with hand-written pencil notes along the lower edge of the sheet, “The First Born”, and a collector’s inventory number.

Stamped in ink at the lower left edge of the sheet in the margin: “MADE IN ENGLAND.”

Hardie 17 (Martin Hardie 1921, “The Etched Work of W. Lee-Hankey, R.E. From 1904 to 1920”, London, L.H. Lefevre & Son).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print:

“A woman seated in a chair placed in a garden, holding a child who looks over her shoulder”

(https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3344172&partId=1&searchText=William+Lee+Hankey+child&page=1)

See also the description of the exquisite colour version of this print at Elizabeth Harvey-Lee:

https://www.elizabethharvey-lee.com/monthly_selections/archive/monthly_current_01c.htm#14

Condition: well-printed, near faultless, signed, proof impression in near pristine condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of use). There are hinge remnants of mounting (verso).

I am selling this extraordinarily beautiful aquatint of great delicacy, for the total cost of AU$420 (currently US$290.12/EUR256.84/GBP229.01 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

If you are interested in purchasing this masterpiece of tonal nuance by one of the influential printmakers at the beginning of the 20^th century, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold