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Frederick Smallfield

Frederick Smallfield - The Shoe Black

The Shoe-Black

Frederick Smallfield's original etching, "The Shoe-Black" is printed upon white wove paper and with full margins as published in London by Day & Son for the 1862 publication, Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club. This etching bears the artist's name, and the publisher's name and date "F. Smallfield", "London, Published December 1st, 1861 by Day & Sons, Lith. to the Queen" along the lower margin of the plate. Following the etching was a poem by John Gay entitled, The Shoe-Black. This is a fine, original example of the etched art created by the 19th century British artist, Frederick Smallfield.
 
Title: The Shoe-Black
Artist: Smallfield, Frederick (London, 1829 - 1915)
Date: 1861-1862
Medium: Original Etching
Publisher: Day & Son, London
Edition: Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862
Note: Frederick Smallfield: A fine English painter, watercolourist and etcher, Frederick Smallfield was most highly regarded for his figure subjects. He studied art in London at the Royal Academy Schools and exhibited his paintings and etchings throughout Britain for most of the last half of the nineteenth century. As well, his work was included in the prestigious annual exhibitions of the Royal Academy from 1849 to 1886. Although Frederick Smallfield was never a formal member of the famous Pre-Raphaelite movement, many scholars have linked stylistic concerns of his art to that source, particularly the etched figure studies where form and expression take precedence. Such a finely rendered etching as The Shoe-Black is indicative of Frederick Smallfield's powers of observation in this area.
  Frederick Smallfield is also of importance for being one of the first Victorian era painters to seriously turn to the art of etching. He was a founding member of the Junior Etching Club (1857-1864), an institution that greatly contributed to the revival of Etching in England. Other members included the British artists, Holman Hunt, Richard Redgrave and Whistler. The Junior Etching Club often published their members' etchings and many (including Whistler and Smallfield) contributed to their most important portfolio, Passages from Modern English Poets, printed in parts during the years 1861 and 1862 and published by Day & Son in London. Frederick Smallfield contributed two original etchings to Passages from Modern English Poets, The Shoe-Black and Winter Revels.
 

Frederick Smallfield's original etching, The Shoe-Black was created for the 1862 publication, Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club. Following the etching was a poem by John Gay entitled, The Shoe-Black. The closing lines of the poem are provided below:

"Thy prayers are granted, weep no more, my son:
Go thrive. At some frequented corner stand;.
This brush I give thee, grasp it in they hand;
Temper the soot within this vase of oil,
And let the little tripod aid thy toil:
On this, methinks, I see the walking crew,
At thy request, support the miry shoe;
The foot grows black that was with dirt inbrowned,
And in thy pocket jingling halfpence sound."
The youth straight chose his post; the labour plied,
Where branching streets from Charming Cross divided;
His treble voice resounds along the Mews,
And Whitehall echoes "Clean your Honour's shoes!". *John Gay

  Day & Son, London: Some of the most ambitious and accomplished printmaking projects of the Victorian era were launched by the publishers, Day & Son. The firm began in the mid 1820's under the title of 'Day & Hague' and assumed its more familiar name 'Day & Son, London' in 1845. Frederick Smallfield's original etching, "The Shoe-Black" was published by 'Day & Son, London' between 1861-62. Throughout their early years they printed and published works of art dealing with a wide range of subjects, such as, hunting scenes, genre depictions, landscape scenes and topographical views.
Size: 3 X 4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition: Printed upon white wove paper and with full margins as published in London by Day & Son in 1861. Bearing the artist's name, the publisher's name and date, "F. Smallfield", "London, Published December 1st, 1861 by Day & Sons, Lith. to the Queen" along the lower margin of the plate. It also bears the plate's number "33" to the upper right corner of the margin above the image. A fine, early impression and in excellent condition throughout. The Shoe-Black represents a superb, original example of the etched art of Frederick Smallfield.
Subject: Frederick Smallfield, original etching, The Shoe-Black, a poem by John Gay, Pre-Raphaelite movement, Junior Etching Club, English painter, watercolourist and etcher, British artists.
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Original Etching by the British artist, Frederick Smallfield.

The Shoe Black Original Etching by the British artist Frederick Smallfield Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club
The Shoe-Black (Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club)

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Frederick Smallfield (London, 1829 - 1915)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Source
01- Supping on Horrors by Frederick Smallfield Supping on Horrors by Frederick Smallfield Original Etching 1861-62 Signed with F. Smallfield's' name within the image and also bearing the artist's name date and publisher's name, "F. Smallfield", "London, Published December 1st, 1861 by Day & Sons, Lith. to the Queen" along the lower margin of the plate.
02- The Shoe-Black by Frederick Smallfield The Shoe-Black by Frederick Smallfield Original Etching 1861-62 Bearing the artist's name, the publisher's name and date, "F. Smallfield", "London, Published December 1st, 1861 by Day & Sons, Lith. to the Queen" along the lower margin of the plate.
03.- Winter Revels by Frederick Smallfield Winter Revels by Frederick Smallfield Original Etching 1861-62 Bearing the artist's name, the publisher's name and date, "F. Smallfield", "London, Published December 1st, 1861 by Day & Sons, Lith. to the Queen" along the lower margin of the plate.

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The 'Junior Etching Club' (1857-1864)
The Junior Etching Club (1857-1864), was an institution that greatly contributed to the revival of Etching in England. Members included such prominent British artists as, Sir John Everett Millais, James McNeill Whistler, Sir Francis Powell, Henry Moore, Sir John Tenniel, Charles Samuel Keene, Joseph Clark, John Wright Oakes, Walter Severn, William Gale, Frederick Smallfield, Henry Clarence Whaite, Matthew James Lawless, Arthur James Lewis, Henry Stacy Marks, Charles Rossiter, Vincent Bury, Lord G. Fitzgerald, J. R. Clayton, John Sleigh, and Lord Gerald Fitzgerald. The Junior Etching Club often published their members’ etchings and all of the above named artists contributed to their portfolio, Passages from Modern English Poets, first published by Day & Son Limited, Lithographers & Publishers, London, 1862. In total, that publication contained forty-seven original etchings. The Junior Club also issued, another important publication in 1858, Passages from the Poems of Thomas Hood published by E. Gambart & Co, London. It was also illustrated by its members and contained thirty-four plates.
# Artist Last Name Image Title & Artist Artist Info Medium Date Source
01.- Barwell Sea Beach Norfolk Fisherman on the Look Out The Fisherman by Frederick Bacon Barwell Sea Beach - Norfolk Fisherman on the Look Out (The Fisherman) by Frederick Bacon Barwell Frederick Bacon Barwell (London, c. 1831 - 1922) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
02.- Clark Hagar and Ishmael by Joseph Clark Hagar and Ishmael by Joseph Clark Joseph Clark (Cerne Abbas (Dorset), 1834 - Ramsgate, 1926) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
03.- Gale The May Wreath by William Gale The May Wreath by William Gale William Gale (London, 1823 - 1909) Original Etching 1861 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
04.- Keene Scene of the Plague in London 1665 by Charles Samuel Keene Scene of the Plague in London, 1665 by Charles Samuel Keene Charles Samuel Keene (Hornsea, 1823 - London, 1891 Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
05.- Lawless Sisters of Mercy by Matthew James Lawless Sisters of Mercy by Matthew James Lawless Matthew James Lawless (Dublin, 1837 - Bayswater, 1864) Original Etching 1859 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
06.- Lawless The Little Shipwrights by Matthew James Lawless The Little Shipwrights by Matthew James Lawless Matthew James Lawless (Dublin, 1837 - Bayswater, 1864) Original Etching & Aquatint 1859 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
07.- Lewis The Cornfield by Arthur James Lewis The Cornfield by Arthur James Lewis Arthur James Lewis 'Arthur Lewis' (London, 1824 - 1901) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
08.- Millais Summer Indolence by John Everett Millais Summer Indolence by John Everett Millais John Everett Millais (Southampton, 1829 - London, 1896) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
09.- Moore Moonlight by Henry Moore Moonlight by Henry Moore Henry Moore (York, 1831 - Margate, 1895) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
10.- Oakes The Last Gleam of Day by John Wright Oakes The Last Gleam of Day by John Wright Oakes John Wright Oakes (Middlewich (Cheshire), 1820 - London, 1887) Original Drypoint & Etching 1859-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
11.- Powell The Rainbow by Sir Francis Powell The Rainbow by Sir Francis Powell Sir Francis Powell (Pendleton, 1833 - Dunoon, Scotland, 1914) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
12.- Rossiter St. Valentine's Day by Charles Rossiter St. Valentine's Day by Charles Rossiter Charles Rossiter (London, 1827 - 1897) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
13.- Severn Nearing Home by Walter Severn Nearing Home by Walter Severn Walter Severn (Frascati (near Rome), 1830 - London, 1904) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
14.- Smallfield Supping on Horrors by Frederick Smallfield Supping on Horrors by Frederick Smallfield Frederick Smallfield (London, 1829 - 1915) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
15.- Smallfield The Shoe-Black by Frederick Smallfield The Shoe-Black by Frederick Smallfield Frederick Smallfield (London, 1829 - 1915) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
16.- Smallfield Winter Revels by Frederick Smallfield Winter Revels by Frederick Smallfield Frederick Smallfield (London, 1829 - 1915) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
17.- Tenniel War and Glory by Sir John Tenniel War and Glory by Sir John Tenniel Sir John Tenniel (London, 1820 - 1914) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
18.- Whaite Study of a Head by Henry Clarence Whaite Study of a Head by Henry Clarence Whaite Henry Clarence Whaite (Manchester, 1828 - Conwy Valley, Wales, 1912) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
19.- Whistler The Punt by James McNeill Whistler The Punt by James McNeill Whistler James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Lowell, MA, 1834 - London, 1903) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.
20.- Whistler Sketching by James McNeill Whistler Sketching by James McNeill Whistler James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Lowell, MA, 1834 - London, 1903) Original Etching 1861-62 Published by Day & Son, London, for Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club, 1862.

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