Joel Ballin & Paul Alexandre Protais

Home Again

Joel Ballin's original engraving and etching, Home Again is based upon a design created by the French artist, Paul Alexandre Protais. It is printed upon thick, nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published in Paris by Goupil & Cie., Paris in 1869. This magnificent engraving represents a prime example of the famous military art of Paul Alexandre Protais and the engraved art created by the Danish artist, Joel Ballin.

Original Engraving & Etching by Joel Ballin designed by Paul Alexandre Protais.

Home Again

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Title:	Home Again
Engraver:	Ballin, Joel (Jutland, 1822 - Copenhagen, 1885)
Designer:	Protais, Paul Alexandre (Paris, 1826 - 1890)
Date:	1869
Medium:	Original Engraving & Etching
Publisher:	Goupil & Cie., Paris
Printer:	Goupil & Cie., Paris
Note:	Joel Ballin: A fine Danish engraver, Joel Ballin studied art at the Copenhagen Academy, under J. Lundk and Eckersberg. His first engravings were exhibited there in 1841. Ballin then moved to Germany and worked in Leipzig from 1846 to 1848. His fine style of engraving attracted attention throughout Europe and during the following years he was repeatedly commissioned by both London and Paris publishers. Home Again is listed as among his greatest accomplishments.
	Joel Ballin was elected to the Academy of Arts, Copenhagen, in 1877. He returned to Denmark in 1883 and founded a school of engraving there.
	Paul Alexandre Protais: An accomplished nineteenth century painter of military life, Paul Alexandre Protais studied under A. Desmoulins, in Paris. He exhibited his first painting at the prestigious Paris Salon in 1857, and received medals from this institution in 1863, 1864, 1865 and 1868. The French government appointed him a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1865 and a full officer in 1877.
	Protais's knowledge of military art was derived from personal experience. He served with the French army during the Crimean War (1854-1856) and one more than one occasion he risked his life to depict the actual struggles. He also later depicted scenes from the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. Home Again is one of his largest and finest works of art. The emotions portrayed on the faces of every returning soldier and sailor speak for themselves.
	The art of Paul Alexandre Protais is now found in the permanent collections of such major public galleries as Bayeux, Marseille, Orleans, Grenoble, Luxembourg and the Louvre, Paris.
	The large Victorian engraving: Perhaps the most technically demanding form of original printmaking in the history of art, the large Victorian engraving reached its pinnacle of virtuosity in the last half of the nineteenth century. During this time large engravings were created to hang in Victorian homes. Highly skilled engravers would often devote more than a full year's labour to one of these large works of art, often combining mezzotinting, aquatint, stippling, engraving and etching on the same plate. Such is the case with this fine of, Home Again. No other form of intensive craftsmanship could produce such an outstanding variety of shades and tones as the Victorian era engraving.
	These large engravings became the driving force of the Victorian art world. In fact, many famous artists in England, France and America devoted their energies to the lucrative engraving market. Painters of international stature, such as George Henry Boughton (1883-1905), Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896), Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), Sir Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830-1896), John George Brown (1831-1913) and Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1836-1912) made their fortunes more by selling engraving rights to the publishers than by the actual sales of their paintings. This Victorian print entitled, Home Again was created in the medium of etching and engraving.
	Unfortunately, surviving examples of this great art form are now very scarce. Nineteenth century framers had no knowledge of conservation methods and thus the majority of these valuable works of art have simply disappeared or have been unalterably stained and marred in their acidic matting and frames. Thankfully, apart from only foxing spots in the outer margins, Home Again is finely conserved and contains its full, large margins. Another of this very large engraving in such good condition would be difficult to find.
Size:	24 X 35 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	UnMatted
Buy Now	Price: $650.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon thick, nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published in Paris by Goupil in 1869. Some foxing (as usual) exists in the outer margins, else a brilliantly printed and early and in very good condition throughout. This magnificent, scarce engraving represents a prime example of the famous military art of Paul Alexandre Protais and the engraving skills of Joel Ballin.
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