Who owns the rights to this painting?

May 11, 2010 9:24 AM

I am trying to find a print of the painting Knight with Child (image on this page, near the bottom) by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, but am striking out. Can you help?

I'm also trying to find out if its privately held, or if its owned by a museum somewhere (thinking that a museum might be able to provide a print, or even a postcard) but no luck.

Thoughts? Can you help?

posted by anastasiav to Shopping (4 answers total)

Best answer: The clip on that page is only part of a larger painting usually called "A Sweet Lullaby." Searching for that title may work better. There is a print here.
posted by frobozz at 9:32 AM on May 11, 2010

Best answer: It's here.

And it is called "A Sweet Lullaby", as above.
posted by MuffinMan at 9:35 AM on May 11, 2010

Response by poster: Thank you - I note that both your links are to CafePress sites - who owns the original painting/image? Seems like it was originally used as a book illustration.
posted by anastasiav at 10:08 AM on May 11, 2010

It was an illustration in The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, which was published in 1915. Since that is before 1923, it's in the public domain and nobody owns it. Here's the full resolution plate from the book. It needs a bit of lightening, descreening, and sharpening, but it should be at a suitable resolution for printing.
posted by zsazsa at 12:34 PM on May 11, 2010