Two men are sitting at a work bench in Mittenwald, Bavaria, making zithers. Wood engraving by C & H after H. von Herkomer.

John Attfield. Photogravure [monoprint?] by Sir H. von Herkomer, 1897.

A young man sits on a bench in a Bavarian street playing the zither as he watches a young woman walk past. Etching by Hubert Herkomer.

Herbert Spencer. Photogravure, 1901, after Sir H. von Herkomer.

A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.

Chelsea Pensioners, one of whom has just died in his pew, in the Chapel at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Process print by Boussod Valadon after H. von Herkomer, 1875.

A woman with knitting in her hands is looking down on a small child in a cart. Process print after H. von Herkomer, 1877.

Four men are logging trees in a Bavarian forest, and another man is overseeing them. Etching and mezzotint by Hubert Herkomer.

Tents used by Hubert von Herkomer on a painting trip to Wales. Etching by H. von Herkomer, 1880.

1 print : process print ; image 16.2 x 22.5 cm

The Charterhouse, London: the Chapel, with a service in progress. Engraving by Boussod, Valadon & Cie. after H. von Herkomer.

1 print : etching, with drypoint ; platemark 17.7 x 24.2 cm

1 print : wood engraving ; image 14.7 x 22.5 cm

1 print : process print ; image 31.3 x 25.1 cm

1 print : etching, printed in sepia ; image 19.5 x 14.3 cm

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Hubert von Herkomer

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The Charterhouse, London: the Chapel, with a service in progress. Engraving by Boussod, Valadon & Cie. after H. von Herkomer.

Tents used by Hubert von Herkomer on a painting trip to Wales. Etching by H. von Herkomer, 1880.

Two men are sitting at a work bench in Mittenwald, Bavaria, making zithers. Wood engraving by C & H after H. von Herkomer.

A woman with knitting in her hands is looking down on a small child in a cart. Process print after H. von Herkomer, 1877.

A young man sits on a bench in a Bavarian street playing the zither as he watches a young woman walk past. Etching by Hubert Herkomer.