Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio (Steel engraving) - Original antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1865Artist - Engraver: Faed - Bell Publisher: Virtue & Company, London. Condition: 2 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light brownish spots in blank margins. Image unaffected. Dimensions: 9 x 12.75 inches (23 x 32 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 1-2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNote: (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The detail of the print is sharper than the photos of the print. Original Narrative: Words of Comfort : This was one of three pictures-the artist's first contribution to the Royal Academy. They were exhibited in 1851, when this picture appeared under the title of "Cottage Piety." Thomas Faed was already known as a rising artist in Scotland, where several of his contributions to the Royal Scottish Academy had been greatly admired, when the favorable reception accorded him in London induced him to settle in the British metropolis. Ruskin spoke slightingly of his pictures, as being mere imitations of Wilkie; but the public refused to be guided by the great critic, and eagerly bought the works of the artist. Faed has since continued to take for his :subjects scenes and incidents among the humbler classes of Scotland. His compositions are frequently humorous and always pleasing, and his coloring is clear and harmonious. Many of his pictures have been engraved. "Words of Comfort" is unmistakably Scotch in its character. It shows a cottage interior, with three females, evidently mother and daughters, listening with respectful attention to the words of comfort the good man is reading from the scriptures. The ornamental vase on the table is entirely out of place in such a composition, and is a fault which an older artist would certainly have avoided. It looks like a study of some picturesque absurdity from the artists' studio, and was evidently placed on the table for effect, without the slightest reference to the unities of the work. The refined beauty of the younger girl also seems out of harmony with the rugged aspect of her parents, and with her well-conditioned but homely sister. The expression on the faces of the group, and the characteristic attitude of each member, is very effectively rendered. Although a common subject engages the attention of all, each possesses a marked individuality, as if the words as they were uttered, called up a separate and distinct image according to. the nature of the listener. Thomas Faed, who must not be confounded with his elder brother John also an artist, was born at Burley Mill, Kirkcudbright, in 1826. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in i859, and to full membership in 1864. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
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Production Technique: Intaglio
Material: Paper
Date of Creation: 1865
Print Type: Steel engraving
Features: Not-framed
Dimensions: 9 x 12.75" (23 x 32 cm)
Subject: Religious
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
