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Francis Job Short

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British artist (1857-1945)

United KingdomArtistsLived 1857 to 1945 · aged 87
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Sir Francis Job Short PPRE was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking. He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint, etching and engraving.

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Short in 1914Short in 1914Ebb Tide, Putney Bridge, mezzotint, 1885Ebb Tide, Putney Bridge, mezzotint, 1885Diana and Endymion, etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink, 1891, after George Frederic WattsDiana and Endymion, etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink, 1891, after George Frederic WattsWatercolour study, Sea and sky at SeafordWatercolour study, Sea and sky at SeafordBlue plaque, 56 Brook GreenBlue plaque, 56 Brook Green

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Sir Francis Job Short PPRE was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking. He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint, etching and engraving. Short also wrote about printmaking to educate a wider public and was President of the Royal Society of Painter Etcher & Engavers from 1910 to 1938. He was a member of the Art Workers' Guild and was elected Master in 1901.

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United Kingdom
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Artists
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deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1945 · aged 87
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