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Walter Dendy Sadler original etchings of legal scenes, attorney's office, law-related, etc.

Walter Dendy Sadler (1854-1923) was born in Dorking, a market town in Surrey in southern England, and brought up in Horsham, West Sussex, England. At age 16 he decided to become a painter and enrolled for two years at Heatherly's School of Art in London, subsequently studying in Germany under Burfield and Wilhelm Simmler.

He exhibited at the Dudley Gallery from 1872 and at the Royal Academy from the following year through to the 1890s. He was a member of the RBA, he also exhibited at the RA (Royal Academy).

He painted contemporary people in domestic and daily life pursuits, showing them with comical expressions illustrating their greed, stupidity, etc. His subjects were usually set in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries with sentimental, romantic, and humorous themes.

Before painting a scene he would create elaborate settings in which local villagers would often pose as models. Indeed, as he often used the same props and models, these can sometimes be seen repeated in successive paintings in different guises. The home, the inn, the lawyers office, the garden, and the golf course all provide subjects for his wit and clever social observation.

COUNTRY CLIENTS

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine hand-colored re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed and hand colored in England

$250

hand-coloured restrike etching, from the original plates, by the Thomas Ross Collection, circa 1980

Framed in dark oak frame measuring about 25.5 by 20 inches.
Photo above shows some reflection.
Light foxing.

NOTE: additional shipping will be assessed for this framed item based on destination.
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COUNTRY CLIENTS

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine hand-colored re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed from the original etched plates and hand colored in England

$175

Overall sheet size = about 32 x 22.25 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 22 x 17.25 inches

COUNTRY CLIENTS

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed from the original etched plate in England

$125

Overall sheet size = about 32 x 22.25 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 22 x 17.25 inches

THE NEW WILL
(Everything to my wife absolutely)

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine hand-colored re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed and hand colored in England

in dark oak frame measuring about 25.5 by 20 inches. Photo above shows some reflection.

NOTE: additional shipping will be assessed for this framed item based on destination.
Please either contact us prior to purchase for a shipping quote, or look for an electronic invoice after purchase.

THE NEW WILL
(Everything to my wife absolutely)

$175

Overall sheet size = about 27.125 x 22.75 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 21 x 16.5 inches
whiter paper

THE NEW WILL
(Everything to my wife absolutely)

$150

Overall sheet size = about 28 x 21 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 21 x 16.5 inches
cream-colored paper

A LITTLE MORTGAGE

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine hand-colored re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed and hand colored in England

$250

in dark oak frame measuring about 25.5 by 20 inches. Photo above shows some reflection.

NOTE: additional shipping will be assessed for this framed item based on destination.
Please either contact us prior to purchase for a shipping quote, or look for an electronic invoice after purchase.

A LITTLE MORTGAGE

$175

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 21 x 16.25 inches
whiter paper

A LITTLE MORTGAGE

$150

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 21 x 16.25 inches
cream-colored paper

A LITTLE MORTGAGE

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed from the original etched plates in England

$125

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25.125 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 22 x 17.25 inches

THE RIGHT OF WAY

$175

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25.125 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 22 x 17.25 inches

THE RIGHT OF WAY

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by James Dobie
Fine re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed in England from the original etched plates

$125

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25.125 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 22 x 17.25 inches

TODDY AT THE CHEDDAR CHEESE

From the painting by W Dendy Sadler
Fine hand-colored re-strike etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed from the original etched plates and hand colored in England

Overall sheet size = about 29.75 x 25 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 23.5 x 18 inches

A BREACH OF PROMISE
(A sure case)

From the painting by W Dendy Sadler, etched by James Dobie
Original proof etching from 1895

$250

Overall sheet size = about 25 x 20 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 21 x 16.25 inches
Scattered foxing, mainly in margins – but some within the plate as well
Please refer to enlargement by clicking on the above thumbnail image

A FLAW IN THE TITLE

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by R Wallace Hester
Fine etching from the original plate, circa 1980, from the Thomas Ross Collection
Printed from the original etched plate and hand-colored in England

Overall sheet size = about 21.75 x 26 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 14.75 x 19 inches

A FLAW IN THE TITLE

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by R Wallace Hester
Etching from the original plate
Printed by L. H. Lefevre, 1922 in the USA

$75

Overall sheet size = about 16.5 x 22 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 14.75 x 19 inches
PLEASE SEE ENLARGEMENT
Overall age-toned paper, damp stains mostly in margins

A FLAW IN THE TITLE

painted by W Dendy Sadler • Etched by R Wallace Hester
Etching from the original plate with hand-coloring, date unknown
Printed by Reinthal & Newman, NY • copyright by Art Lore Inc., NY
Curiously, the paper has a "Made in England" stamp lower right corner

$75

Overall sheet size = about 20 x 27 inches
Image size (measured at plate impression) = about 15 x 19 inches
PLEASE SEE ENLARGEMENT
Overall age-toned paper, watercolor smears in margins, minor paper damage at edges

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