SUNDAY AT HOME 1871 James Clark Waite VICTORIAN ENGRAVING

Original 20 3/4 inch x 28 1/4 inch Engraving titled SUNDAY AT HOME.

From a painting by James Clark Waite (1832-1920). Painter born at Whitehaven, Cumberland. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1863. After becoming well known in the north of England as a genre painter, he settled in London in 1869-85, exhibiting over the period 25 works at the Royal Academy, and 117 at Sussex Street. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1873.

Printed by Leighton Brothers
The Leighton Brothers firm was established in 1849 by George Cargill Leighton (1826-1895), his brothers, Steven Leighton (1834-1920) and Charles Blair Leighton (1823-1855). Their firm specialized in early engravings printed in color. Experiments in printing wood engravings in colors began about 1850. The two great innovators in this field were Edmund Evans (The printer behind Kate Greenaway and Walter Crane) and George Leighton, who, after forming Leighton Brothers Company produced some of the largest color engravings of the Victorian era. In 1855, the Leighton Brothers printed the first color engraving to be issued in a 'Christmas Supplement' for 'The Illustrated London News'.

From The Illustrated London News September 30th, 1871

The engraving is in fair to good condition with one vertical fold and one horizontal fold with 2 long vertical tears which have been repaired from the reverse with archival tape. A few edge tears have also been similarly repaired.