Help Identifying Drawing

August 15th, 2011, 12:27 PM

Found this print at a tag sale.
There is a caption (unfortunately not fully visible) below the image that reads something to the extent of, "The life of a single man is one at ease."

http://i.imgur.com/PLoG0.jpg

Any information regarding the title, artist, or anything of that sort would be amazing!!

John · August 15th, 2011, 01:10 PM

There's writing at the bottom right and bottom left of the drawing. At the bottom left, I see something close to Sebastian Nast possibly, with a date below it. Any luck reading that?

August 15th, 2011, 02:28 PM

Hey John, I greatly appreciate your response!

Sadly...I never actually purchased the picture (...hoping I'd be able to find it online somewhere later when I got home.) Really kicking myself for it now! :P

Anyway, this picture is really all I have. That's why I can't even be positive of the exact wording of the caption. The one I provided in my original post is about 90% though. At the time I figured that would be enough at least for Google to pull up something!

You're right, Sebastian Nast looks very close...and underneath "Nast" was the year...which was 1890 or so. I cannot remember what was in the bottom right, but it was a name of some sort, no numbers.

saintmarc · 10:24 AM

"Antique humorous engraving entitled "When a man's single he lives at his ease" after the 1877 work by the same name by Victorian / Edwardian painter John Watson Nicol "
http://www.goantiques.com/detail,ant...l,2340639.html
I simply have a better screen or a better magnifier than John

August 16th, 2011, 09:51 AM

incredible saintmarc, truly are a saint!!

Thanks so much for your help in this!

August 16th, 2011, 10:40 AM

Just thought I'd add...you guys have a great community here!

I'm not very much into arts, but like to look around at estate sales. At the end of the day yesterday I never thought I'd find the origin of the picture.

Can't believe I get into work this morning and BOOM! there it is!
Thanks so much again!

August 15th, 2011, 12:27 PM	#1
Just2Jays Posts: n/a	Help Identifying Drawing Found this print at a tag sale. There is a caption (unfortunately not fully visible) below the image that reads something to the extent of, "The life of a single man is one at ease." http://i.imgur.com/PLoG0.jpg Any information regarding the title, artist, or anything of that sort would be amazing!!

August 16th, 2011, 09:00 AM	#4
saintmarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 347	"Antique humorous engraving entitled "When a man's single he lives at his ease" after the 1877 work by the same name by Victorian / Edwardian painter John Watson Nicol " http://www.goantiques.com/detail,ant...l,2340639.html I simply have a better screen or a better magnifier than John Last edited by saintmarc : August 16th, 2011 at 10:24 AM.

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August 15th, 2011, 01:10 PM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	There's writing at the bottom right and bottom left of the drawing. At the bottom left, I see something close to Sebastian Nast possibly, with a date below it. Any luck reading that?

August 15th, 2011, 02:28 PM	#3
just2jays Posts: n/a	Hey John, I greatly appreciate your response! Sadly...I never actually purchased the picture (...hoping I'd be able to find it online somewhere later when I got home.) Really kicking myself for it now! :P Anyway, this picture is really all I have. That's why I can't even be positive of the exact wording of the caption. The one I provided in my original post is about 90% though. At the time I figured that would be enough at least for Google to pull up something! You're right, Sebastian Nast looks very close...and underneath "Nast" was the year...which was 1890 or so. I cannot remember what was in the bottom right, but it was a name of some sort, no numbers.

August 16th, 2011, 09:51 AM	#5
just2jays Posts: n/a	incredible saintmarc, truly are a saint!! Thanks so much for your help in this!

August 16th, 2011, 10:40 AM	#6
just2jays Posts: n/a	Just thought I'd add...you guys have a great community here! I'm not very much into arts, but like to look around at estate sales. At the end of the day yesterday I never thought I'd find the origin of the picture. Can't believe I get into work this morning and BOOM! there it is! Thanks so much again!