A TUSCAN MAY-DAY 1885 William John Hennessy - Agnes Robinson VICTORIAN PRINT

Original 1885 8 3/4 inch x 6 1/4 inch engraving titled A TUSCAN MAY-DAY.

Design by William John Hennessy (1840 - 1917). W.J. Hennessy was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He travelled extensively in the United States and lived there until 1870, painting views in New England and Long Island. Hennessy was very skilled in wood engraving and was hired to illustrate the works of renowned poets, including that of Tennyson, Longfellow and Whittier. As an American he became the co-founder of the Artists' Fund Society, and an honorary member of the American Society of Painters in Watercolours. In 1870 he moved to London where he became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1902. Between 1879 and 1907 the Royal Hibernian Academy displayed eight of his paintings.

Poem by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson (1857 - 1944). A poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic, and translator. She was the elder sister of the novelist and critic Frances Mabel Robinson.

Print size 8 3/4 inch x 12 inch

From ‘The Magazine of Art’ Vol. VIII. 1885. Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. - London, Paris, New York & Melbourne.

The engraving is in very good condition. Printed text on the reverse.