Portrait of Cecil Lawson
Herkomer based this etching on a watercolor portrait of Cecil Lawson, made in 1877 (National Portrait Gallery, London); a reduced version was made as a frontispiece in "Memoir of Cecil Lawson" by Edmund W. Gosse (1883). Lawson was a painter, watercolorist and member of the Idyllists, whose death at age thirty-two cut short a promising career. He was a close friend of Herkomer's and the two often sketched together in the late 1870s.
An impression of the print was exhibited at M. Knoedler & Co., New York in 1882 (no.33) with the following caption by Herkomer: "A dear friend of mine, who died this summer [on June 10, 1882], under painful circumstances. A bright future, full of genius, whose landscapes will be remembered by the frequenters of the Grosvenor Gallery. I etched this for biographical work about to be published. It is pure drypoint."
An impression of the print was exhibited at M. Knoedler & Co., New York in 1882 (no.33) with the following caption by Herkomer: "A dear friend of mine, who died this summer [on June 10, 1882], under painful circumstances. A bright future, full of genius, whose landscapes will be remembered by the frequenters of the Grosvenor Gallery. I etched this for biographical work about to be published. It is pure drypoint."
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of Cecil Lawson
- Artist: Sir Hubert von Herkomer (British, Waal, Bavaria 1849–1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devon)
- Publisher: The Fine Art Society, London
- Sitter: Cecil Gordon Lawson (British, Wellington, Shropshire 1849–1882 London)
- Printer: J. S. Virtue & Co. (London)
- Date: 1882
- Medium: Drypoint
- Dimensions: Plate: 15 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.5 × 27.5 cm)
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (47.7 × 37.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.756-1539
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Multiple artists/makers
after 1879
Sir Hubert von Herkomer
Macmillan & Co.
1892
Sir Hubert von Herkomer
December 1880
Sir Hubert von Herkomer
1878
Sir Hubert von Herkomer
1891
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.