Print Description
a girl carrying a bunch of firewood on her head, and a basket with a rabbit. Her clothing suggests she might be hiding more inside the loosely knotted scarf around her waist. A peculator is an ’embezzler’ (one who takes private property).
Made by Mather Brown after own design.
Medium: Soft ground etching with hand handcolouring on wove (vellin) paper. Watermark: Whatman 1828.
Sheet size: 24 x 30.4 cm (9.45 x 11.97 inch). Image size: 21 x 28 cm. (8.27 x 11.02 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Hosting from previous matting, some foxing in the margins. Remains of tape on rear from attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PECULATOR-VILLAGE-GIRL-RABBIT-FIREWOOD-APRON | DPO-PCO-1-88
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The print was published by R. Ackermann, in Achermann’s Repository of the Arts, an illustrated British periodical published between 1809 and 1829. .
Biography engraver: Mather Brown (Boston, 1761 – London 1831) was a portrait and historical painter, born in the USA, but active in England. He was a pupil of Benjamin West. He died in poverty.
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