1901 After Mortimer Menpes "Burdett Coutts", Original Period Safari Style Antique Print

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A rare original period antique First Limited Edition Safari Style print after watercolor portrait of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts … more A rare original period antique First Limited Edition Safari Style print after watercolor portrait of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts (American-born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons (1885-1921)), by Mortimer Menpes. Comes from a rare First Limited Edition book by Mortimer Menpes, published in London, England, in 1901. Signed in the print. Gold leaf top edge, original title page. Excellent condition - minor age wear on the white border, never framed.

Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938), was an Australian-born artist, author, printmaker and illustrator.

This original period antique print, like all other prints after paintings of Mortimer Menpes created by Menpes himself. less