Print Description
illustration to a book, the relevant passage below the image: ‘He saw with the same surprize the modest simplicity which she had assumed in her dress – he asked her the reason – ‘I am trying what it is to be poor,’ replied she with a smile; and casting her eyes downwards, bedewed them with her Tears’ (Marmontel’s Tales). It shows a seated lady in simple dress, with a scarf in her lap. At her side stands a gentleman with a top hat in his hand, and a hunting dog at his feet.
Made by J. Peirson after own design.
Medium: Handcoloured stipple engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 28.5 x 41 cm (11.22 x 16.14 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 35 cm. (10.04 x 13.78 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. A small crease in the bottom margin, a small stain in the top right corner margin. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
MARMONTEL-CORALY-LADY-GENTLEMAN | DPO-PCO-B1-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in London by J. Le Petit in 1799.
Biography engraver: Engraved by J. Peirson (fl. 1798-1805) was a British painter/draughtsman; publisher/printer; printmaker.
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