Author: O'Neil, Henry Nelson (1817-1880). Historical genre painter and Victorian writer.
Title: Autograph Sentiment Signed by the Historical Genre Painter Henry Nelson O'Neil, Author of "Two Thousand Years Hence".
Description: - The historical genre painter Henry Nelson O'Neil's autograph sentiments signed "Yours faithfully Henry O'Neil", penned on 1-3/4 inch high by 3 inch wide creamy white paper. Once folded with clipped corners, the autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock. Very good.

Born in Russia, the British historical genre painter Henry O'Neil (1817-1880) was a member of "The Clique". The best known of his paintings of historical and literary subjects were portrayals of the Indian Mutiny. Of these, "Eastward, Ho!" portrays British troops embarking for India. This was later followed by "Home Again" portraying the return of these troops to England. O'Neil was also an author and, in his futuristic fantasy "Two Thousand Years Hence", he writes of New Zealand archeologists digging through the frozen waste which was all which was left of Britain in 3867 in order to trace its decline. He traveled as a passenger on both of the Great Eastern's voyages to lay the cable for the Atlantic telegraph, editing and illustrating issues of the ship's newsletter "The Atlantic Telegraph" and subsequently published an account of his first voyage in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" and of his second in "London Society". Very good .

Keywords: ART; HISTORICAL GENRE PAINTER; HENRY NELSON O'NEIL; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; SENTIMENTS; RUSSIA; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; ARTIST; INDIAN MUTINY; EASTWARD, HO!; HOME AGAIN; TWO THOUSAND YEARS HENCE; GREAT EASTERN; ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE

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