Print Description
Original antique master print showing an 18th century harvest scene. A man holding a scythe is leaning on a tree, a young woman is putting her child to sleep. In the background people harvesting.
Made by C. Knight after R. Westall.
Medium: Etching / stipple engraving with hand colouring. on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 37 x 48 cm (14.57 x 18.9 inch). Image size: 35.5 x 47 cm. (13.98 x 18.5 inch).
Condition: fair, given age. Plate cropped en cut into plate mark at the bottom. Edges with some tiny tears. Foxing spots. Sharp horizontal crease left to right. Remargined at a few places. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
HARVEST SCENE-WOMAN-CHILD-SLEEPING | DPO-A2-003-19
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Britain late 18th century.
Biography engraver: Charles Parsons Knight (1743?1827?) was an English engraver and painter. .
Biography artist: Richard Westall (1765 ? 1836) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary events, best known for his portraits of Byron. He was also Queen Victoria’s drawing master.
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