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Christ Blessing The Children, Lg Stunning Antique Engraving Print / Artist: Sir Charles Lock Eastlake / Engraver: Samuel Sartain (Image1)

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Item Number: 1354

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Circa: 1863
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Frame Measurements: Height - 20” Width - 23 ¾”
Manufacturer: Bradley & Company Publishers, No. 66 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia

This is a fantastic, stunning, and inspirational antique engraving print titled, "Christ Blessing The Children". There’s a wonderful verse from the Bible, seen under the engraving. This engraving was original done by the famous English listed artist, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, P.R.A. (b.1793 - d.1865). The initials, "P.R.A." stand for, ‘President of the Royal Academy’. Found below the engraving is the original artist’s name, "Painted By Sir Charles Eastlake, P.R.A."; the engraver’s name, "Engraved By Samuel Sartain, Phila."; the publisher’s name, "Bradley & Co. Publishers, No. 66 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia"; as well as further text at the very bottom of the print, "Entered According To Act of Congress, In The Year 1863, By S. Sartain, In The Clerk’s Office Of The District Court Of The U.S. For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania.". This captivating pint features men, women, and children gathering around Jesus as he blesses the little ones. This engraving captivates you with its wonderfully fine details. The emotions of each person is well captivated. Around the border of the engraving is the original plate mark, partly hidden under the frame. The engraving is in excellent original condition, except for a small mark towards the top right of the print. The molded wood and gesso frame retains old original finish which has darkened with age. The frame is in good condition with age-appropriate wear. Two corner of the frame have small bits of gesso missing. The frame is a wonderful compliment to the bold, black and white engraving. Original glass, old wood backing, and old wire hanger. Circa 1863.

*** I’ve included below, a short and interesting BIO OF THE FAMOUS LISTED ARTIST, SIR CHARLES LOCK EASTLAKE, P.R.A.:

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, P.R.A. (born Nov. 17,1793, died Dec. 24, 1865) was a famous English painter, gallery director, collector, and writer of the early 19th century. The abbreviation, P.R.A., stands for: President of the Royal Academy. Sir Charles Eastlake "dominated the early Victorian art establishment, quickly earning honor after honor, and with them, positions of increasing power. He became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1827 when he was 30, an Academician three years later, and the Academy librarian in 1842. His three greatest positions of power and prestige followed. In 1844 he became secretary of the committee in charge of selecting paintings for the newly rebuilt Houses of Parliament, in 1850 President of the Royal Academy, and in 1855 Director of the National Gallery. He and his wife, Lady Eastlake, were the great power couple of the contemporary art world." In 1849, he married Elizabeth Rigby, an art historian and translator of German art histories, forming a formidable art history writing partnership.

"As someone who embodied the aristocratic, conservative, and rather mediocre art establishment in his own person, Eastlake is perhaps best remembered today as the polar opposite of John Ruskin, advocate of both Turner's later experimental art and the young anti-establishment Pre-Raphaelites. In a small way this opposition is ironic, since both men studied with Samuel Prout, whose urban picturesque great influenced Ruskin's early drawings. In addition to their opposing views on many areas of the arts, the Eastlakes, particularly Lady Eastlake, led a campaign against Ruskin after his wife left him, secured an annulment, and married Ruskin's protogé, Millais.

Eastlake attended Charterhouse, one of the seven prominent public schools, before leaving to become a student of Benjamin Haydon, after which he entered the RA schools and studied under Henry Fuseli. He visited Italy in 1816 and Greece in 1818, living in Rome from 1818 to 1830 where he began to paint Italian genre subjects of the sort exemplified by The Salutation to the Aged Friar."

~ This article was cited from the following website: VictorianWeb.org/Painting/Eastlake/

*** I’ve also included below, a short BIO OF THE FAMOUS ENGRAVER / LISTED ARTIST, SAMUEL SARTAIN:

"Samuel Sartain was one of the best-known steel engravers in the United States. He was the son of the late, John Sartain." Samuel was born the year 1830 in Philadelphia, PA and died in the year 1906. Throughout Samuel’s early career, "he studied mezzotint engravings with his father and engraved after paintings by C. W. Peale, Thomas Sully, and others."

~ This information was cited from the following websites: Query.NyTimes.com & Answers.com

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