Print Description
Plate: The Errand Boy. It shows a street scene with boy on a small horse, approacing a woman, her daughter and an older woman, all dressed in period clothing.
Made by Abraham Raimbach after David Wilkie.
Medium: engraving / etching with hand coluring on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 51 x 46.5 cm (20.08 x 18.31 inch). Image size: 38.5 x 28.5 cm. (15.16 x 11.22 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Some foxing in the margins and three (unobtrusive) spots in the image. Some general age-related toning,. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ERRAND BOY-WOMEN-GIRL-HORSE | DP-A1-001-01
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive original master print was published by D. Wilkie & A. Raimbach (London), in 1825. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1776-1843) after a painting by David Wilkie (1785-1841).
Biography engraver: Abraham Raimbach (1776-1843).
Biography artist: David Wilkie (1785-1841). Wilkie was a Scottish painter. He and Raimbach were intimate friends, and from 1812 onward Raimbach would produce engravings of Wilkie’s best paintings.
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