E. E. Milner after W. Nesbit
"The Little Midshipman"
From the Mezzotint by Eleanor Elizabeth Milner after the painting by the Wilson Nesbit. Depicted is a seated young boy with an eager expression proudly wearing a Midshipman's uniform and holding a midshipman's dirk across his lap. His tarred hat rests behind his right arm.
Offset Colour Litho printed by Rolph, Clark Stone Ltd. Toronto, first published by Frost & Reed, London 1939.
Image size 16 3/4 x 13 1/4 " including letters. Glazed & Framed. Ref. RK2/VL/S.andl > DVL
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Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Milner,1861-1954 was well known for her engravings of classic paintings and portraits many of a sentimental nature.
Wilson Nesbit ƒl 1917-1933 was a fashionable London artist, well known painter of the British aristocracy. He began exhibiting with the Royal Academy in 1909 with the portrait titled " Paola and Francesca" and continued to regularly exhibit with the Royal Academy and various other art galleries in London. Many of his portraits are still displayed in country houses across Britain.