Artist: Andrew Leith Hay (British, 1785-1862), amateur draughtsman and MP.
Engraver: monogramist JW.
Title: Glenfeshie. Glen Feshie is a valley in the Cairngorm National Park in Scotland.
Signed, Titled and Annotated in plate: From a Drawing by Col: A. Leith Hay. [monogram] J.M. Glenfeshie. (Proof). Blind stamp below: S.Leith/Lithographer/Banff.
Dimensions: Sheet 9 1/2" x 13". Image 6 1/2" x 10".
Printer: Samuel Leith (British, 1800-1857). Lithographic draughtsman and printer in Banff (1830-5).
Date: 1830-1835.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on chine collé.
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: Soiling, tears, foxing. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XIX C.
Notes:
- Associated with the deer hunt.
- We have not found another impression of this etching, which does not contradict the word “Proof”in its description.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.