engraving
print size 38x56 cm
signed and dated in plate "Charles Whymper 1885" lower left,
 and inscribed in pencil: Ch. Whymper / H.R. Robertson.
Printed by The Fine Art Society, London, 1886
Engraver: Henry Robert Robertson (1839-1921)
 
Charles H. Whymper (1853 - 1941), aka C. Whymper, was a British painter and illustrator. He was born in London. His father, Josiah Wood Whymper (1813-1903), was a well-known painter and engraver. Whymper was educated at the Royal Academy Schools. Whymper was a prolific book illustrator specializing in travel, animal, and hunting themes. He also contributed to The Illustrated London News, Good Words, and The English Illustrated Magazine.
 
 
 
The Fine Art Society was founded in 1876 and quickly established a reputation as one of the most respected commercial galleries in London. The firm published reproductive engravings and exhibited and sold paintings and drawings, primarily by British artists.