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Camille Pissarro. St. Thomas (Antilles), Normandy, Paris. 1830- 

 1903. 



Edouard Manet. Paris. 1832-83. 



Two artists of the transitional period of etching in England may be 

 mentioned, Samuel Palmer (London; 1805-81), inspired with the 

 idyllic sentiment of Blake, and Charles Keene (London; 1823-91), 

 who, apart from his humorous drawings, is the author of a few land- 

 scajpe and figure plates etched in a most delicate and expressive line. 



A link between the French and English schools is given by Alphonse 

 Legros (Dijon, Paris, London; 1837-1911), who was for many years 

 head of the Slade school in London, and is one of the greatest etchers 

 of modern times, whether in landscape, subject, or portrait. 



James Abbott MeWeill Whistler (U.S.A., Paris, London; 1834- 

 1903) worked for the most part in London, but he more strictly belongs 

 to the American than to the English school. He was an artist of less 

 depth of feeling than Legros, but was unsurpassed for the originality 

 of his stjde and the magic touch of his needle. Of less rank than either 

 of the preceding, but still among the greater etchers of landscape, is 

 Sir Francis Seymour Haden (London, Woodcote ; 1818-1910). 



Among living etchers there are several artists whom one would place 

 among the great masters of etching, and the art has never been more 

 flom'ishing than at the present day, but to pursue the subject further 

 w^ould exceed the limits of our Guide. 



