Original etching by Leopold Flameng after the portrait of Lavinia Bingham, Countess Spencer (1762-1831), painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Printed on laid paper, signed in the plate below the plate mark: «Reynolds - Leop. Flameng».
Original etching by Leopold Flameng after the portrait of Lavinia Bingham, Countess Spencer (1762-1831), painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Printed on laid paper, signed in the plate below the plate mark: «Reynolds - Leop. Flameng».
Flameng (1831-1911), a Frenchman of Belgian origin, was one of the most highly regarded reproductive etchers of the last third of the 19th century and worked for the leading illustrated art publications of Paris and London.
Medium: Etching on laid paper.
Artist / after: Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792).
Engraver: Leopold Flameng (1831-1911).
Date: 1870.
Dimensions: Plate mark 9.4 x 7.5 in (23.8 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good; wide, clean margins.