~ Rowland Langmaid (1897-1956) Etching 'Tower Bridge', Signed ~
An excellent etching of Tower Bridge, London by Lt. Commander Rowland Langmaid. It is named on the lower left and signed lower right in pencil. The Tower Bridge is in the background, with a magnificent view of a selection of boats sailing on the Thames.
The etching has been freshly reframed with a simple white mount and golden frame.
~ 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.
~ Tower Bridge ~
Tower Bridge (built 1886-1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London.
~ Dimensions ~
The frame has a height of 17 inches (43cm), a width of 13.5 inches (34.25cm) and a depth of 0.7 inch (2cm).
The picture has a height of 8 inches (20.25cm) and a width of 5.7 inches (14.5cm).
~ Condition ~
Both the frame and the picture are in excellent condition.
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