Original etching of about 1920, hand-colored, with the Piazzetta of San Marco: the Doge's Palace at the left, the column of the lion of St. Mark and, beyond, San Giorgio Maggiore. Etched by Walter Henry Sweet after a work by John Shapland, and signed in pencil by both.
Original etching of about 1920, hand-colored, with the Piazzetta of San Marco: the Doge's Palace at the left, the column of the lion of St. Mark and, beyond, San Giorgio Maggiore. Etched by Walter Henry Sweet after a work by John Shapland, and signed in pencil by both.
Sweet studied at the Exeter School of Art, of which Shapland was principal, and etched a good part of the master's work. This impression is signed in pencil in the lower margin: John Shapland at the left and W. H. Sweet at the right.
Medium: Etching, hand-colored, signed in pencil.
Artist / after: John Shapland (1865-1929).
Etcher: Walter Henry Sweet (b. 1889).
Date: About 1920.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.5 x 7.1 in (14 x 18 cm).
Condition: Good; mounted in a card mat with ruled lines.