Parson's Green, Afternoon, End of Winter, The Duke's Head
1906
Medium
Etching with plate tone in black on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions
Image: 18 × 22.2 cm (7 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Plate: 19 × 22.2 cm (7 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 19.8 × 22.2 cm (7 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210974
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The pub pictured in this etching is located across Parsons Green from Belfield House, the substantial Georgian residence where Roussel lived between 1891 and 1914. The Duke’s Head still operates as the Duke on the Green, and Belfield House is now part of Lady Margaret School, a secondary school for girls administered by the Church of England.
About the Artist
Theodore Roussel · 1847–1926
Theodore Casimir Roussel was born on 23 March 1847 in Lorient, Brittany, France, into a naval family. After serving in the Franco-Prussian War, he began painting in 1872 as an entirely self-taught artist, initially rendering scenes of daily life in the meticulous style of the Old Masters. In 1878, he settled permanently in London, where he immersed himself in the vibrant British art scene. There, ...