~ Rowland Langmaid Etching Of A Clipper Off The Needles Isle Of Wight ~
It is signed in pencil to the lower right and bears an embossed stamped which reads 'Academy Proof'.
The etching is presented in a modern, glazed frame with a single lined mount.
~ Rowland Langmaid ~
Rowland Langmaid (R.I., R.B.A., A.R.E., R.CAM.A.) (1897-1956) - A marine painter and etcher who studied under William Lionel Wylie. He served in the Royal Navy reaching the rank of Lt Commander. Born on 1 December 1897. He was the eldest son of Captain J Langmaid, who was an engineer in the Royal Navy. Langmaid joined the Royal Navy in 1910 and went to sea at the beginning of the First World War serving at the Dardenelles in HMS "Agamemnon" where he made official sketches for landings.During the World War I era Lieutenant Rowland Langmaid, R.N., made a series of etchings to accompany the poem,The Rules of the Navy which was published .After the war Rowland Langmaid studied at the Royal Academy School and the Royal College of Art. He held exhibitions at the Royal Academy and in London, New York, and Paris. Langmaid was a highly accomplished engraver as well as a painter in oil and watercolour with a style similar to the famous marine artist W L Wyllie with whom he collaborated in Sea Fights of the Great War, 1914-18. Langmaid returned to the Active List in 1939 in the rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as official Admiralty artist to the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet from 1941 to 1943. He died in Calle de la Bolsa, Malaga, Spain 11th February 1956.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for the condition. Both the etching and frame are in good order.
~ Dimensions ~
The frame is 56cm (22 inches) wide and 42cm (16.5 inches) tall.
