This is a signed print by water colour artist, Jean Harper, R.W.S., entitled "Sleeping Child". The picture shows an older lady, presumably grandma, holding a book and seated beside the bed of a child who has clearly fallen asleep after her story.
This print is one of my favourite Jean Harper pictures. Jean is a watercolour artist who specialises in pictures of children and their families. Her pen and wash style is unmistakable, and the characters she portrays are wonderfully painted: I feel I know both the people in this picture!
Some biographical info about Jean Harper: Jean was born in 1921 in Demerara, West Indies, and attended the Royal College of Art and the British School in Rome. In 1966 she became a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society, and is an Honorary Retired Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Jean has also illustrated a number of books. Jean now lives in north London and her prints are very collectable.
[Source: Archives of the Royal Watercolour Society.]
Details of the print:
Paper size - 18" x 13?" (460mm x 350mm)
Picture size - 11" x 9" (280mm x 230mm)
Signed - yes in pencil below picture right
Embossed - Fine Art Trade Guild emblem and initials K B J
Printed - "Sleeping Child" Jean Harper, R.W.S.
Published by ADAM COLLECTION LTD 1972 Ref. No. ACSP 1J Copyright in all countries
Printed in England by Charley & Pickersgill Ltd.
Stamped - in black 237
