Herbert Dicksee "On Velvet" etching

"On Velvet" is a fine original etching by Herbert Dicksee. The 1st state artist's proof on vellum this example is signed in pencil by Dicksee lower left and is framed giving an overall size of 19"x 26". On the back is a nice old label for Charles Nicholls & Son, Manchester.

Herbert Thomas Dicksee was a British painter born in 1862. He was best known for his sensitive depictions of animals including dogs, lions and tigers. Dicksee’s family was deeply involved in the world of art; his father was an artist and his nephew, Sir Frank Dicksee, was the president of the Royal Academy in London from 1924–1928. Herbert went on to study at the Slade School of Art in London on a scholarship, and his first painting was exhibited in 1881. Many of Dicksee’s most famous works were transcribed into prints and etchings published by Klackner of London. He died on February 20, 1942 in Hampstead, England.