Parson's Green, Afternoon, End of Winter, The Duke's Head

Theodore RousselWW-1906-093241

1906·Etching with plate tone in black on cream Japanese paper·Image: 18 × 22.2 cm (7 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Plate: 19 × 22.2 cm (7 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 19.8 × 22.2 cm (7 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

<p>The pub pictured in this etching is located across Parsons Green from Belfield House, the substantial Georgian residence where Roussel lived between 1891 and 1914. The Duke’s Head still operates as the Duke on the Green, and Belfield House is now part of Lady Margaret School, a secondary school for girls administered by the Church of England.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1906
Medium: Etching with plate tone in black on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions: Image: 18 × 22.2 cm (7 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Plate: 19 × 22.2 cm (7 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 19.8 × 22.2 cm (7 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Theodore Roussel

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Painting

Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

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