Man Ploughing Illustration from The Earth Fiend
Item
Title
Man Ploughing
Illustration from The Earth Fiend
Illustration from The Earth Fiend
Creator
William Strang
Scottish, 1859–1921
Published by Elkin Mathews and John Lane in 1892
Scottish, 1859–1921
Published by Elkin Mathews and John Lane in 1892
Date
1891
Materials
Mezzotint, first state of two
Measurements
plate: 5-7/8 x 7-7/8 in. (15.1 x 20.1 cm), sheet: 10-3/4 x 11-1/2 in. (27.5 x 28.6 cm)
Description
Scottish-born William Strang received his artistic training in London, at the Slade School of Fine Art, where for six years, beginning in 1875, he studied with the famed French printmaker Alphonse Legros. During his tenure under Legros, he grew so adept at etching that he was promoted to assistant master of the print studio. Upon his graduation from Slade in 1881, Strang became one of the earliest members of the Society of Painter-Etchers, founded the year before largely through the efforts of Francis Seymour Haden.
The majority of Strang’s prints are etchings or drypoints; however, the relatively few mezzotints he created all rank among his most successful efforts. Man Ploughing was one of eleven intaglios created specifically as illustrations to accompany a ballad written by Strang, titled The Earth Fiend, which was published in 1892 in an edition of just fifty-five copies.
The majority of Strang’s prints are etchings or drypoints; however, the relatively few mezzotints he created all rank among his most successful efforts. Man Ploughing was one of eleven intaglios created specifically as illustrations to accompany a ballad written by Strang, titled The Earth Fiend, which was published in 1892 in an edition of just fifty-five copies.
Source
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University.
Identifier
2000.8
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.