Antique James Carter Beard James Fagan Deer Elk Stag Winter Landscape Etching

Description

Late 19th century black and white etching by James Fagan after James Carter Beard. Depicts a family of four elk / deer grazing on a snow covered hill. Signed in plate, lower corners. From the folio "Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope", Vol. 8, by John Muir, Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son, 1888. Paper, Unframed.

"James Carter Beard (1837 - 1913) was active/lived in New York, Louisiana. James Beard is known for Illustrator, wildlife, animal, botanic. Known primarily as an illustrator of plant and animal life, James Carter Beard was born in Cincinnati and studied art with his father, James Henry Beard. He began his adult life as an attorney who served in the Civil War and then turned to draftsmanship. He lived in New York and exhibited with the Brooklyn Art Association. His illustrations appeared in dictionaries, encyclopedias, books on natural history and books he wrote as well as magazines including "Harper's" and "Century". After the death of his wife, he moved in 1910 to New Orleans to live with a son. He died there three years later (1913)." (askART)

"James Fagan, born in 1864, was an American etcher who worked in a realistic style. He favored naturalistic scenes of everyday life. Fagan was also interested in classical subjects, choosing to depict heroes from Greece and Rome. A well traveled man, he also created scenes from places like Cuba and the Netherlands. Fagan died in 1918." (Art and Object)

Condition

Wear and distressing from age, foxing, stains, discoloration.

Dimensions

16" x 12" (Width x Height)