Literature
Malcolm C Salaman (intro), William Walcot RE (Modern Masters of Etching No 16), London: The Studio, 1927, plate II;
H C Dickins, manuscript, 'Chronological List of Etchings', 1920-1924, no 71;
Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, William Walcot Catalogue Raisonné, online, no 98
Exhibited
'Summer Exhibition of Original Etchings (A Selection From the Gallery's Portfolios)', Fine Art Society, London, July-September 1922;
'Original Etchings by Leading Artists', Fine Art Society, London, November 1923;
'Paintings, Water-Colours and Etchings by William Walcot', Fine Art Society, London, June 1924;
'Modern Etchings', Beaux Arts Gallery, London, October 1926;
'Etchings by Leading Artists', Fine Art Society, London, December 1927;
'William Walcot 1874-1943, Centenary Exhibition', Fine Art Society, London, 1974, no 65;
‘William Walcot 1974-1943, Magical Impressions’, The Building Centre with Gallery Lingard, London, 1990, no 75;
‘Impressions of Cities by William Walcot’, Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, London, 2008, no 55;
'William Walcot: Artist & Architect', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2018, no 24;
'A Century of British Art: 1900-1945', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, June-July 2021, no 49
Published by H C Dickins in 1921 in an edition of 300 (UK) and 100 (USA), originally priced at 8 Guineas.
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Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, online
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