William Lee Hankey [British, 1869-1952] The Sleeping Child Drypoint

William Lee Hankey [British, 1869-1952]
RBA, RI, ROI, RE, NS, P-RWS, P-LSC

The Sleeping Child [1918]

8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Drypoint etching.

bearing monogram in the plate, blind-stamp initials, graphite signature and title, rubber stamped number '2956', all to lower margin.

Unframed.

See: The Etched Work of W. Lee-Hankey, R.E. from 1904-1920 by Martin Hardie, London [Plate #152, p. 72].

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William Lee Hankey [British, 1869-1952] was a painter, illustrator and etcher of landscapes, figure subjects, and harbour scenes. Hankey was born in Chester in 1869. He studied at Chester School of Art, Royal College of Art and in Paris. Hankey served with the Artists Rifles during World War One.

Hankey was married twice. In 1896, he married fellow artist Mable Emily Hobson (thereafter commonly known as Mabel Lee Hankey or Mabel Emily Hankey). Hankey then married Edith Mary Garner, also an artist.