William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
Atrium
of the House of a Patrician
Atrium
of the House of a Patrician
E H-L 46. 472 x 547 mm. Etching with drypoint and
aquatint, published 1915.
Signed in pencil. Published
by H C Dickins. Edition of 60. A brilliant impression
on stout wove paper. An unobtrusive pale glue stain
within the image.
£1000
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Additional
Information about the Print
A
proof? impression was included in the 1914 Fine
Art Society one-man exhibition of Walcot etchings.
Included
in the James Connell one-man show of Walcot,
1918.
The
imagined great hall of a Roman private house,
perhaps inspired by visits to Pompeii.
A
drawing in the Fine Art Society 1912 exhibition
of 'Watercolours of Ancient Rome, London & Oxford'
was entitled An Atrium in a Roman Province,
suggesting a visit of Caracalla to the Governor.
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