An Idyll - Original Etching by James Dobie after Greiffenhagen - 1894
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An Idyll - Original Etching by James Dobie after Greiffenhagen - 1894

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An original etching of 1894 with "An Idyll", the composition that made Maurice Greiffenhagen's name: a young man dressed as a shepherd embraces a girl on a slope of pastureland, among daisies, the sun setting behind. Etched by James Dobie and published in The Art Journal.

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An original etching of 1894 with "An Idyll", the composition that made Maurice Greiffenhagen's name: a young man dressed as a shepherd embraces a girl on a slope of pastureland, among daisies, the sun setting behind. Etched by James Dobie and published in The Art Journal.

The painting was an immediate success at the Royal Academy and was reproduced many times; prints such as this one carried its enormous popularity.

Medium: etching
Artist / after: Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931)
Etcher: James Dobie (1849-c. 1911)
Source: The Art Journal
Date: 1894
Dimensions: 9.1 x 12.5 in (23 x 31.8 cm)
Condition: good; paper somewhat toned in the margins

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