Watercolor sketch by the renowned British etcher and watercolorist Martin Hardie (1875-1952). He was the Keeper (Curator) of prints and drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum. During World War I he served in the army rising to the rank of captain and in 1918 he published a book of his own drawings. He returned to the Museum after the war and published numerous works on etching, as well as the three-volume Water-colour Painting in Britain which appeared posthumously beginning in 1966. His personal artistic output included nearly 200 prints and twenty-five sketchbooks. Many of these are held in museums worldwide.
This sketch is signed by Hardie in the lower left corner. The painting is glued to backing board and there is tape residue on the reverse. Some matburn and pencil markings show how the piece was originally framed.
Sheet: 12.5 x 16.5 inches