The Man with the Muck Rake by William Strang, Eng., (1859-1921) Mezzotint

The Man with the Muck Rake by William Strang, Eng., (1859-1921) MezzotintEtching, 1885, from The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, published in 1895 John C. Nimmo, Ref. #85, final state, 7 x 5, on cream wove vellum paper, signed in pencil, some toning within mat opening. Strang's eloquent visioning of this moralistic and cautionary tale. Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech titled The Man with the Muck Rake in 1906 Some things never change

This is a rich

His fascination and knowledge of the mid-western birds he portrayed are realized with consummate skill in the difficult medium of color aquatint

There are a few penciled framers notations at bottom margin edge

his early subjects included views of New York City

West Virginia

glue residue showing at margin corners

Some staining along right edge

larger than shown here

He later moved his family to Washington CT

5-7/16 x 3-1/2

mostly to the upper left corner

of the Slater Museum