Richard Redgrave

The False Lover

Richard Redgrave contributed "The False Lover" to an early and scarce Etching Club compilation entitled, "Etch'd Thoughts" (1844). In both his paintings and original etchings Richard Redgrave was one of the first artists to seriously examine the plight of women in early Victorian era society. In "The False Lover", for example, a poor girl gazes out her window to view the father of her baby take his bride to church to marry. Her poor, dark surroundings symbolize the fact that she will be a social outcast. This original etching represents an important, example of the etched art by the British artist, Richard Redgrave.

Original Etching by the British artist, Richard Redgrave.

False Lover

View Other Original Works of Art by Richard Redgrave.

Richard Redgrave (Pimlico, 1804 - London, 1888)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		False Lover by Richard Redgrave	Original Etching	1844	Signed in the plate, "Rich. Redgrave Etching Club." to the lower left.
02.-		Ministering Angels by Richard Redgrave	Original Etching	1857	Signed in the plate, "R. Redgrave R.A." to the lower left.	Sold

Selected Directories in our Gallery (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com), with a focus on the area of interest for this original work of art.
Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com sells international fine art. Our collection consists of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, and original prints, such as etchings, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, silk-screens, aquatints, mezzotints, linocuts, monoprints, and other mediums of original art. All of these works of art have been created by prominent and established painters, illustrators, watercolour artists and printmakers from around the world. The art in our gallery ranges from the early Renaissance period to the modern and contemporary art period. You can view other original artworks similar to the subject under discussion on this page listed in the following art directories.
Century:
Fine 19th Century Artist Index	The 'Fine 19th Century Art' directory contains a selection original works of art created by international painters, illustrators and graphic artists. These original works date from 1800 to 1899.
Country:
British Artists Index	The 'British Art' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and or art with a British theme. The artworks date from the 17th century to the 20th century.
Subject:
Women Portrayed in Art Index	The 'Women in Art' directory contains a selection of original works of art with depictions of women in an almost infinite variety of roles, such as women as an object of beauty & desire, at work and of course, motherhood are major themes, as well as many other representations of women have emerged in the fine arts throughout the centuries.

Title:	The False Lover
Artist:	Redgrave, Richard (Pimlico, 1804 - London, 1888)
Date:	1844
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	The Etching Club
Note:	Richard Redgrave: An important nineteenth century British painter and etcher, Richard Redgrave studied at the Royal Academy Schools, under John Powell. He exhibited his art annually at the Royal Academy from 1825 to 1883, and at the British Institution and the Society of British Artists. Richard Redgrave was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1840 and an Academician in 1851.
	Although many of Richard Redgrave's paintings and etchings dealt with sentimental subject matter, he was one of the first Victorian era artists to seriously examine the lives of the poor and oppressed. One such painting, entitled "The Seamstress" (1846), was inspired by Thomas Hood's influential poem of the downtrodden, "The Song of the Shirt". As well, in many of his portrayals of women and fictional and spiritual themes, Richard Redgrave is seen as a precursor of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
	Richard Redgrave was the author of "An Elementary Manual of Colour" (1853) and "A Century of Painters of the English School" (1862). He was a co-founder of the South Kensington Museum and selected the British paintings for the 1855 Exposition Universelle, Paris. Redgrave also held the prestigious post of Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 1857 to 1880.
	"The False Lover" was commissioned and published by The Etching Club in 1844 for a publication entitled, "Etch'd Thoughts". Instituted in 1838 (Redgrave was a founding member) The Etching Club was an important, early institution devoted to the promotion of original, non-reproductive etching. Its members included such great painter-etchers as Samuel Palmer, Seymour Haden, Millais, Holman Hunt, Richard Ansdell and Richard Redgrave. Examples of Redgrave's original etchings are now included in the collections of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Size:	7 3/4 X 6 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $345.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon fine china paper and pressed onto a large, full sheet of wove paper as published in London in 1844. Signed in the plate, "Rich. Redgrave Etching Club." to the lower left. Containing foxing in the outer margins (but removed from the actual etching) else a beautifully printed impression and in good condition throughout. "The False Lover" represents an important, original example of the etched art of Richard Redgrave.
Subject:	Richard Redgrave, "The False Lover", original etching, Etching Club, 19th century British painter and etcher, plight of women, Victorian society.
Important Information:	The artist biographies, research and or information pertaining to all the original works of art posted on our pages has been written and designed by Greg & Connie Peters exclusively for our site, (www.artoftheprint.com). Please visit us regularly to view the latest artworks offered for sale. We will soon be posting an update of our most recent research and include the biographical and historical information pertaining to our next collection of original works of art created by artists throughout the centuries. We hope you found the information you were looking for and that it has been beneficial. Our Gallery, (Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com) guarantees the authenticity of every work of art we sell 100%. Full documentation and certification is provided. We offer a wide selection of international fine art dating from the early Renaissance to the contemporary art period.