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This large, unframed Giclée print titled \"Stephen Selby Print - LT. COL. JAMES MORAY By Robert McInnes (1801-86)\" features a Victorian portrait of Lt. Col. James Moray. Produced in 1975 in the United Kingdom. The artwork is an offset lithography with an embossed canvas effect, showcasing the style of Old Master prints. It is a licensed reprint of the original piece, making it a valuable addition to any art collection.
Stephen Selby established his Victorian picture collection in 1975 at his High Street Art Gallery in Camden, London, quickly becoming renowned for his exceptional offset lithography plate print reproduction techniques.
His designs were meticulously plate printed on canvas paper using light-proof UV inks and then varnished to enhance their beauty and durability.
These prints were made from 35mm negatives from photos taken in galleries in the 70s before taking photos was prohibited, this means they are \'very rare\' and you will struggle to find similar elsewhere.
About the painting:
Lt Col James Moray, is depicted in traditional Scottish attire. He wears a dark-coloured jacket, a plaid kilt, and matching patterned stockings. The kilt is a tartan with various shades of red, green, and black/brown. The stockings are a reddish-pink and black diamond pattern. He has a dark-coloured, black, cocked hat adorned with dark-coloured feathers. A portion of a sword or musket is visible at his side.
He stands on rocky, uneven ground, with a backdrop of a landscape that includes hills and misty, diffused light suggestive of highlands. The colors used in the painting are muted and rich; the tones range from deep browns and greens to warm grays and tans, creating depth to the scene. The quality of the brushwork gives a sense of texture and volume. A hint of vegetation or foliage is visible at the lower right of the image.
Robert Mc Innes was a Scottish genre painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1841 and 1866, and only took the occassional commission for a portrait. So this outstanding work of Lt. Col. James Moray is significant. McInnes was best known for both Highland and Italian picturesque subjects.
