Artist: Samuel Melton Fisher (British, 1859 – 1939)
Title: A Children’s Picnic
Medium: Antique heliogravure on wove paper after the original oil on canvas by a Master Engraver.
Dimensions: Image Size 6 1/2 x 10 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 19 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Marc Samuel Melton Fisher was a British painter, born in London who studied at Lambeth School of Art and the RA Schools, 1876-81, winning a gold medal and a travelling scholarship. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including ‘Revellers at the Carnival, Venice’ sold at Christie’s London ‘Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art’ in 2016 for $27,296. The artist died in 1939.