Artist: Sir Hubert von Herkomer (Hubert Herkomer) (British, 1849-1914)
Title: Portrait of a Bearded Man
Medium: Original etching on thick laid paper.
Signature: Signed in the plate, lower left.
Dimensions: Image Size 3 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 13 x 15 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO RA was a German born British painter, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times (1885; Manchester Art Gallery) showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably one of his best known works.