Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92)
William Strang (1859-1921)
1897
Etching on zinc
Source: Newbolt, Plate XXXI
This etching "is obviously done in a coarser medium," and might be contrasted unfavourably with the others," admits Frank Newbolt, explaining that it was on a zinc plate, as "part of a novel experiment." [Commentary continues below.]
Image capture and text by Jacqueline Banerjee.