Axel Herman Haig II 

1883

250 x 175 mm

Axel Herman Haig 1835 - 1921 (Swedish: Axel Herman Hägg) was a Swedish-born artist, illustrator and architect who had been living in England for 30 years at the time of the portrait.

His paintings, illustrations and etchings, which he produced for himself and on behalf of many of the most important architects of the Victorian era, made him the "Piranesi of Gothic Revival".

He was a member of the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers in England. During Zorn's stay in London in 1882, Haig taught him the basics of etching.

Anders Zorn etched Haig three times as a token of his gratitude (001, 002, 015). He used the watercolour he created in the same year as a model (see below).

Catalogues:

Schubert-Soldern 1 »Der Radierer Axel Herman Hägg«

Karl Asplund 2 »Axel Herman Haig II« 

Hjert & Hjert 2 »Axel Herman Hägg II« 

Sven Lidbeck 2 »Axel Herman Hägg II«