Lithograph of drawing of Thomas Hardy by Sir William Rothenstein, from his series 'English Portraits' (1898), printed by Thomas Way.

Printed in black and white on piece of paper approximately 24.5 x 27.5 cm. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Tipped in into modern white card mount with window frame. From his series of 'English Portraits' (1898). A facsimile of Rothenstein's initials and his dating are in the bottom left-hand corner of the engraving ('W. x R 97'), with Way's slug in the bottom right-hand corner. Fine representation of Hardy, staring warily at the viewer with hands in pockets. Rothenstein's twenty-four 'English Portraits' were published by Grant Richards in an edition of 750, issued in twelve parts of two lithographs each, but many sets were destroyed by a fire at the binders, and only a small proportion of that number appeared.