Andrew Carrick Gow Signed (1 results)

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Artist Andrew Carrick Gow. Undated. A letter discussing missing a meeting and the copyright of one of his paintings at an exhibition. Andrew Carrick Gow RA 1848 - 1920 was a British painter who painted scenes from British and European history as well as portraits and genre. Born in London, Gow studied at Heatherley's School of Art. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and elsewhere from 1867 onwards, and in 1881, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy, become a full Royal Academician in 1891. In 1900, he visited Egypt, and he used his sketches to compose a scene representing the death of the Mahdi soon after the defeat of his troops by Colonel Wingate in 1898. The artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a close friend. In later life, he became Keeper of the Royal Academy and died there on 1 February 1920 at the age of 72. Size is 168 x 124mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Age toning. Ref19209. Signed by Author(s).…