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Sir Ernest George original etching entitled, Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild is one of thirty original etchings the artist and author contributed to Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George, London. This impression is plate (6) from this source and is printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with wide, full margins as published by published by Seeley Jackson & Halliday (1878 first edition). It is signed and titled by the artist in the plate along the lower margin. This is a fine, original example of the architectural and landscape art created by the British artist, Sir Ernest George. Ghent, Belgium: In 1792 the Netherlands fell under the power of France, and Ghent became the capital of the department of Excaut (Schelde). In 1814, Ghent became, along with Flanders, part of the Netherlands, till the separation of Belgium and Holland. This Belgium city was occupied by the Germans in 1914 and remained in their possesion until 1918. |
Title: | Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild |
Artist: | George, Ernest (London, 1839 - 1922) |
Date: | 1878 |
Medium: | Original Etching |
Publisher: | Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London |
Source: | Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George, London |
Note: | Sir Ernest George: An eminent nineteenth century architect, Sir Ernest George was also highly respected for his original etchings and watercolours. He studied art and architecture at the Royal Academy Schools, London, and created his first set of etchings in 1873 ('Etchings on the Moselle'). During the following years Ernest George etched and painted many fine architectural views in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Italy. |
Ernest George was a full member of the Royal Society of Etchers and Engravers (1881), the Royal British Artists (1889) and the prestigious Royal Academy (1917). He was also knighted for his contributions to art and architecture in 1912. Both the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, own collections of Sir Ernest George's etchings. | |
Ernest George authored and contributed original etchings to a variety of historical landscape and architectural books such as Etchings on the Mosel with Descriptive Letterpress, published by John Murray,(1873) Etchings on the Loire and in the Sourth of France: with descriptive letterpress, published by John Murray, (1875 ), Etchings in Belgium: with descriptive letterpress, published by Seeley Jackson & Halliday (1878 first edition), Etchings of Old London: with descriptive Letterpress, published by The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, (1884) and other important contributions. He also contributed original etchings to such publications as Etchers and Etchers and The Portfolio edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834-1894), published in annual issues from 1870 to 1892. | |
This original etching is typical of Ernest George's talent as an architectural etcher. In particular, his subtle rendering of details and use of light and shade made him a most sought after artist. Ernest George contributed thirty original etchings to Etchings in Belgium: with descriptive letterpress, published by Seeley Jackson & Halliday (1878 first edition),Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild is plate (6) from this source. | |
Size: | 6 1/2 X 4 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Condition: | Printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with wide, full margins as published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George, London. Signed and titled by the artist in the plate along the lower margin. A finely printed, tonal impression and in excellent condition throughout. Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild represents a prime example of the nineteenth century architectural art of Sir Ernest George. |
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Original etching by the British artist, Sir Ernest George.
Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild |
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# | Image | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | Notes | - |
01- | Brussels Hotel de Ville and Grande Place by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | Sold | |
02.- | Dordrecht by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1882 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1882 for P. G. Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold | |
03.- | Ghent, House of Alva by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
04.- | Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
05.- | Ghent, Water-Gate by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
06.- | Huy, Old Convent on the Meuse by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
07.- | Huy, West End of Cathedral from the Meuse by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
08.- | Louvain, Spires of the Hotel de Ville with the Cathedral in the Distance by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Macmillan and Co., London In 1880 for Etching and Etchers edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton | Sold | |
09.- | Oudenarde, Chimney-piece in the Hotel de Ville by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | Sold | |
10.- | Tournai, Ancient Bridge and City Wall by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1877 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1877 for P. G. Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold | |
11.- | Tornai, Bridge and Water-Gate by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | ||
12.- | Ypres, The Belfry of the Cloth Hall and Cathedral Tower by Sir Ernest George | Original Etching | 1878 | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George. | Sold |
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# | Title & Artist | Artist Info | Date | Medium | Source | - |
01.- | A Calm Day: Fishing Boats at Anchor (Sailboats at Sea) by George Ferrier | George Straton Ferrier 'George Ferrier' (Edinburgh, 1852 - 1912) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
02.- | A Ground Swell (Ships at Sea) by George Ferrier | George Straton Ferrier 'George Ferrier' (Edinburgh, 1852 - 1912) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
03.- | Brussels Hotel de Ville and Grande Place by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | Sold |
04.- | Carriage Horses by Jules Veyrassat | Jules Jacques Veyrassat 'Jules Veyrassat' (Paris, 1828 - 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
05.- | Cat and Snake by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | Sold |
06.- | Cat Preparing for Battle by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
07.- | Chiselhurst Common by Edward Paxman Brandard | Edward Paxman Brandard 'E. P. Brandard' (Birmingham, 1819 - London, 1898) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | Sold |
08.- | Dordrecht by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1882 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
09.- | Fishing Boat, Venice by Clara Montalba | Clara Montalba (Cheltenham, 1842 - 1929) | 1881 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1881 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
10.- | Fishing Boats Coming in from the Sea (Coastal Scene) by George Ferrier | George Straton Ferrier 'George Ferrier' (Edinburgh, 1852 - 1912) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
11.- | Gateway, Canterbury Cathedral by Joseph Pennell | Joseph Pennell (Philadelphia, 1857 - Brooklyn, New York, 1926) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co., 46, 47 & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London in 1885 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
12.- | Ghent, House of Alva by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
13.- | Ghent, The Hall of the Watermen's Guild by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
14.- | Ghent, Water-Gate by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
15.- | Guard Dog (Bull Terrier) by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
16.- | Horse Ferry On the Seine (Crossing the River) by Jules Jacques Veyrassat | Jules Jacques Veyrassat, 'Jules Veyrassat' (Paris, 1828 - 1893) | 1872 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1872 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
17.- | Horses by a Stream by Jules Veyrassat | Jules Jacques Veyrassat 'Jules Veyrassat' (Paris, 1828 - 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
18.- | Horses Drinking by Jules Jacques Veyrassat | Jules Jacques Veyrassat 'Jules Veyrassat' (Paris, 1828 - 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
19.- | Hotel de Cluny, Paris by Charles Henri Toussaint | Charles Henri Toussaint (Paris 1849 - 1911) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
20.- | Hunting Dogs by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
21.- | Huy, Old Convent on the Meuse by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
22.- | Huy, West End of Cathedral from the Meuse by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
23.- | Le Bas Meudon on The Seine by Maxime Lalanne | Maxime Lalanne (Bordeaux, 1827 - Nogent-sur-Marne, 1886) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | |
24.- | Lobster Fishers by Colin Hunter | Colin Hunter (Glasgow, 1841 - London, 1904) | 1885 | Original Etching and Drypoint Engraving | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | |
25.- | Magdalen College from Christchurch Walks, Oxford by Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines | Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines 'Alfred Brunet-Debaines' (Havre, France, 1845 - ?) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
26.- | Meadows at Marlow on the Thames by Edward Paxman Brandard | Edward Paxman Brandard 'E. P. Brandard' (Birmingham, 1819 - London, 1898) | 1883 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1883 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
27.- | Meditation by Abel Lurat | Lurat, Abel (Orleans, 1829 - Paris, 1890) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
28.- | Near the Coast at Cayeux-Sur-Mer by Edmond Charles Joseph Yon 'Edmond Yon' | Edmond Charles Joseph Yon 'Edmond Yon' (Paris, 1836 - 1897) | 1885 | Original Etching & Drypoint Engraving | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | |
29.- | Oudenarde, Chimney-piece in the Hotel de Ville by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | Sold |
30.- | Porch Gate, St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford by Joseph Pennell | Joseph Pennell (Philadelphia, 1857 - Brooklyn, New York, 1926) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co., 46, 47 & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London in 1885 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
31.- | Rouen From The Country by Maxime Lalanne | Maxime Lalanne (Bordeaux, 1827 - Nogent-sur-Marne, 1886) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | |
32.- | Saint Mark's Column, Venice by Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines | Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines, (Havre, France, 1845 - ?) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1878 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
33.- | St. John's College, Oxford by Joseph Pennell | Joseph Pennell (Philadelphia, 1857 - Brooklyn, New York, 1926) | 1886 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co. Essex Street, London in 1886 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
34.- | Swan by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
35.- | The Ballad by John Dawson Watson | John Dawson Watson (Sedbergh, Yorkshire, 1832 - Conway, North Wales, 1892) | 1873 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1873 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
36.- | The Bass Rock (Sailboats in a Harbour) by George Ferrier | George Straton Ferrier 'George Ferrier' (Edinburgh, 1852 - 1912) | 1879 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1879 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
37.- | The Butterfly by William Wise | William Wise (Active, Oxford, England, 1823 - 1876) | 1874 | Original Etching | published by Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, Fleet Street in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
38.- | The Dutch Housewife by Paul Rajon | Paul Rajon (Dijon, 1842- Auvers-sur-Oise, Val d'Oise, France, 1888) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
39.- | The Ferry by Robert Walker Macbeth | Robert Walker Macbeth 'Robert Macbeth' (Glasgow, 1848 - London, 1910) | 1880 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
40.- | The Gleaner by Louis-Henry Dupont | Louis-Henry Dupont 'Louis Dupont' (Paris, c. 1840 - 1910) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London In 1878 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
41.- | The Ross Fountain, Princess Street Gardens, Edinburgh by Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines | Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines, (Havre, France, 1845 - ?) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | |
42.- | Tornai, Bridge and Water-Gate by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | |
43.- | Tournai, Ancient Bridge and City Wall by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1877 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London in 1877 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's Journal, The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical | Sold |
44.- | Wild Boars by Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer (Riesbach, Switzerland, 1809 - France, 1893) | 1874 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London in 1874 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Chapters on Animals" | |
45.- | Windsor by Alfred Dawson | Alfred Dawson (England, Active, 1860 - 1893) | 1885 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley & Co. 46, 47, & 48 Essex Street, Strand, London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's 1885 edition of Landscape | |
46.- | Ypres, The Belfry of the Cloth Hall and Cathedral Tower by Sir Ernest George | Sir Ernest George (London, 1839 - 1922) | 1878 | Original Etching | Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 54 Fleet Street, London in 1878 for Etchings in Belgium, with Descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George | Sold |
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