A PRACTICAL JOKE 1863 James Hayllar VICTORIAN ENGRAVING

Original 15 3/4 inch x 11 inch Engraving titled ’A PRACTICAL JOKE’ BY J. HAYLLAR IN THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.

After James Hayllar (1829 –1920). An English genre, portrait and landscape painter. Hayllar was born in Chichester in Sussex, and received his training in art at Cary's Art Academy in London and painted Cary's portrait in 1851. He went on to study at the Royal Academy.
Hayllar travelled in Italy from 1851–53 and was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1850–98, also showing work at the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) - of which he was a member. He first became known as a portrait painter but later turned his brush to genre art, often featuring pretty young girls.

From The Illustrated London News April 18th, 1863

The engraving is in very good condition.