Antique Master Print-LADY-JULY-FLOWER-FRUIT-FIELD-ALLEGORY-Burford-1745

An allegory of the month July: three-quarter length portrait of a lady (seen from the side, facing the viewer), with flowers and fruit, a grainfield with chickens/birds in the left background.

Made by T.Burford after own design.

Medium: Handcoloured mezzotint engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23.7 x 34.9 cm (9.33 x 13.74 inch). Image size: 23.5 x 33.5 cm. (9.25 x 13.19 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Tear in the bottom right corner,restored. some paper damage in the lower left corner. Remains of paper tae on rear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LADY-JULY-FLOWER-FRUIT-FIELD-ALLEGORY | DPO-PCO-B1-22

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From a series of Months of the Year, each treated similarly. Published 1745.

Biography engraver: Thomas Burford (1710-1774) was a painter and mezzotint engraver, active from 1741 to 1765. He was best known as an engraver of portraits.