Exciting 1800s Patrick MCDOWELL Engraving "Kensington Gardens Europe" FRAMED COA

Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Patrick McDowell (Patrick MacDowell) (British, 1799-1870) Title: Europe Medium: Antique engraving on wove paper after the original grouping by master engraver William Callis Roffe (British, 1817-1902). Year: 1871 Condition: Excellent Dimensions: Image size 6 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Framed dimensions: Approximately 15 x 16 inches. Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes:This is not a modern print. This engraving is more than 155 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. The original sculpture resides in Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, London. Extra Information:Statue of a allegorical figure with staff and orb, a bull and three queens surrounding. The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavilion 176 feet (54 m) tall, in the style of a Gothic ciborium over the high altar of a church, sheltering a statue of the prince facing south. It took over ten years to complete, the £120,000 cost (the equivalent of about £10,000,000 in 2010) met by public subscription. The memorial was opened in July 1872 by Queen Victoria, with the statue of Albert ceremonially "seated" in 1876. It has been Grade I listed since 1970. At the corners of the central area, and at the corners of the outer area, there are two programmes of allegorical sculpture, or at least sculptures of personifications: four groups depicting Victorian industrial arts and sciences (agriculture, commerce, engineering and manufacturing), and four more groups representing the traditional four continents: Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe at the four corners, each continent-group including several ethnographic figures and a large animal: A camel for Africa, a bison for the Americas, an elephant for Asia and a bull for Europe. These groups represent something of a blend of traditional iconography for the continents personified, and an attempt to update them. Artist Biography: Patrick McDowell RA (sometimes spelt MacDowell) was a Belfast-born British sculptor operating through the 19th century. McDowell was born in Belfast in 1799. His father died whilst he was young and the family lived in relative poverty. From 1807 to 1811 he boarded at a school in Belfast, run by an engraver named Gordon, who encouraged his attempts at drawing, and from 1811 to 1813 he was under the tuition of a clergyman in Hampshire. Around 1811 he moved with his mother to Hampshire in England, where they had relatives. In 1813, at the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a coach-builder in London. However, his master went bankrupt and his training as a coach-builder ended abruptly. During this time he was lodging in the house of Pierre Francois Chenu, the sculptor. It is presumed that this engendered an interest in sculpture within the young McDowell . On the recommendation of John Constable the painter, he went to the Royal Academy Schools and he exhibited at the Academy from 1822 until his death. He was elected a Member on 10 February 1846 and presented as his diploma work a "Nymph.". McDowell died in London on 9 December 1870 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery. His grave no longer has a headstone or any memorial. McDowell 's works include a statue of Sir William Brown in the Great Hall of St George's Hall, Liverpool. His life-size memorial, in marble, to the young Earl of Belfast showing the deceased on his deathbed attended by his mother, was in Belfast Castle Chapel. It was moved to Belfast City Hall. A statue of Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth by MacDowell stands in the center of the Greenwich Maritime Museum. His last major work was the Europe allegorical group at the Albert Memorial in London. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. 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