The Tents, from "The Portfolio"

Sir Hubert von Herkomer British, born Germany

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Two large tents pitched in a mountainous landscape record a spring visit by Herkomer to the Lake Idwal area in Northern Snowdonia. The size of the tents suggests an extended stay and certain level of comfort with one camper standing in the foreground restraining two dogs. In the 1880s Herkomer made several expeditions to this mountainous terrain in Wales, together with his patron the Welsh landowner and painter Charles William Mansel Lewis (1845–1931). The print, together with one titled "Our Messenger," accompanied a two-part article "Notes on Landscape Painting" by the artist published in "The Portfolio" in September and November 1880.

The Tents, from "The Portfolio", Sir Hubert von Herkomer (British, Waal, Bavaria 1849–1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devon), Etching and drypoint

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