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Artist:FRANK DADD (British, 1851 - 1929)Title: \"Pigtails and Powder\"Medium: Original Antique Copper & Wood Engraving - 1884Signature: Signed by the Artist in the plate, as shownEdition: Publication believed to be 5000Size: 23 1/2 x 16 inches (total paper)Printer:William Luson Thomas (British, 1830 - 1900)Publisher:Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. at The GraphicNote:The influence of The Graphic within the art world was immense; its many admirers included Vincent van Gogh and Hubert von Herkomer.Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
About the Artist:Frank Dadd was born on the 28th March 1851 in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art and at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a Silver medal for drawing from life. He commenced black and white work in about 1882 and worked as an illustrator for the Illustrated London News from 1878-1884 and then at The Graphic. He specialised in historical and genre paintings, and in addition illustrated several books including \"All is not gold that glitters\", \"The Flag Beer and Skittles\", \"The Captain of the Troop\", \"Follow the drum\", \"Coaching days and Coaching ways\", and Baring Goulds \"The Broom Squire\" and \"Types of the Army and Navy”. He was honoured to have his paintings chosen for exhibition at the Royal Academy from 1878. He was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours in 1884 and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1888.
