Robert Wallace Hester (1866-1942) - Early 20th Century Etching The Charterhouse

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Description

A view at the Charterhouse School in Surrey. Signed in graphite to the lower-left edge and inscribed with the location in graphite to the lower-right edge. Artist's proof blindstamp to the lower-left edge. There is a remarque at the centre of the lower edge depicting the school crest and motto. On wove.

Condition

There is some slight foxing and some minor creases to the substrate. Overall in very good condition.

Size

15.3 x 23.7cm (6" x 9.3")
Sheet: 26.7 x 34.6cm (10.5" x 13.6")

Artist Biography

Robert Wallace Hester (1866-1942) was a British artist, engraver, and caricaturist who made witty illustrations of famous people for Vanity Fair. He used the abbreviations and pseudonyms 'W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH'. Wallace's father Edward Gilbert Hester (d. 903) was an engraver who worked in Chiswick, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1882 onwards. Edward taught Wallace the art of engraving. Wallace exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris from 1905. As well as caricatures, Hester made engravings of school buildings. Works by Hester are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

Location

Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, GU7 2DL

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SKU qw158
Artist Robert Wallace Hester (1866-1942)
Date Early 20th Century
Dimensions 15.3 x 23.7cm
Medium Etching
Subject Architecture & Cityscapes
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