Les Repas des Enfants - Original Etching by Edward Davis - 1862

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Les Repas des Enfants is an original artwork realized by the English artist Edward Davis in 1862. Original etching on … more Les Repas des Enfants is an original artwork realized by the English artist Edward Davis in 1862. Original etching on paper. The sheet is glued on cardboard (cm 63.5 x 50). Titled, signed on the lower margin. Published by Cadart & Luquet Editeurs. Printed by Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques, Paris. Very good conditions. Very fresh and beautiful artwork representing a genre scene in an interior of a house. The figures represents some children eating with their mother. On the lower right corner, a small dog watching the scene. The artwork has been realized by the English artist Edward Thomson Davis (1833-1867) a genre painter, active especially in Worcester, England. He studied at Birmingham School of Design and then at Worcester School of Design, and worked with his students. He exhibited his work at the Royal Academy, starting in 1854. His drawings can be find in the collection of The Tate Gallery. Other works are in Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Shipley Art Gallery, Worcester City Museum and the Ashmolean Museum. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. less