Artist: Axel Herman Haig (Sweden, 1835 – 1921) His etchings made him "the Piranesi of the Gothic Revival."
Title: Linlithgow Palace (Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh).
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate: in an unidentified hand (likely the artist, himself) in pencil 'Linlithgow Palace' l.l.; etched monogram AH in a circle between 19 snd 01 l.r.
Dimensions: Image 7" x 10". Plate 8 3/4" x 12 1/4". Sheet 12 1/2" x 19 1/4".
Publisher: Virtue & Co.
Edition: In 1902, the etching was published in The Art Journal. New Series.
London: H. Virtue & Co.
Date: 1901.
Materials and Techniques: etching on thick cream wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Worn and broken corners, spotting, minor foxing, tears. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Illustrated Catalogue of Etchings by Axel Herman Haig. The Collection of Richard H. Hood...to be Sold...December 16th, 1919. No 148.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1921,0705.16.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: English School XIX C. Swedish School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
- A copy before letters and signature. The absence of lettering, signature, and big margins suggests we possibly have a particular impression (artist's or printer's proof?). Not in the Armstrong's Catalog. (Armstrong, 1905. Axel Herman Haig and his Work). A copy from the British Museum lettered above image with the publication line: 'Copyright 1902, Published by H. Virtue and Company, Limited, London.'. Signed in graphite by the engraver below the image 'Axel H. Haig', and inscribed at the bottom of the sheet: 'Linlithgow Palace - undesr. by Armstrong'.