Print Description
A father, surrounded by his wife and three daughters, is admonishing his two eldest daughters standing in front of him. Open books are on the table, a rifle on the wall above the hearth.
Made by Robert Field after F. Wheatley.
Medium: Handcoloured stipple and line engraving. on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 50.2 x 43.4 cm (19.76 x 17.09 inch). Image size: 48.5 x 41.5 cm. (19.09 x 16.34 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Plate attached to a carrier. Plate edges with paper separation, backed. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FATHER-CHILDREN-ADMONISH-FAMILY | DPO-PCO-B1-13
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Biography engraver: Robert Field (c.1769-1819) was a British printmaker, who moved to the US in 1794 and then to Nova Scotia in about 1808 and then to Jamaica in 1816 where he died in 1819. He is known for his portrait of Washington, dated 1795.
Biography artist: Francis Wheatley (1747-1801) was a British painter/ draughtsman.
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