Frederic James Shields. "The Pop Gun" published in 1876 by The English Picture Publishing Company.

The English Picture Publishing Company was formed by Charles Rowley, George Milner, and Frederic Shields, " It was all done under Madox Brown's influence, we lost half our cash, but we spread some fine things, the like of which was not on the market." They set about to publish photographic reproductions of the work of contemporary and earlier British artists. The company became the Fine Art Autotype Company. The company operated out of Manchester. Any prints by this company are scarce. Some have found their way into prestigious collections e.g. The British Museum & The Wellcome Library. Frederic James Shields (March 14, 1833February 26, 1911), was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. This title not mentioned on the net. 15" by 22", though the actual images are 6".5 by 8.5". Marginal damp stain.