Print Description
This plate shows a young girl drawing water from a well. On the left a dog.
Made by Charles Theodosius Heath after Richard Westall.
Medium: engraving / etching with hand colouring on wove paper.
Sheet size: 37.5 x 48 cm (14.76 x 18.9 inch). Image size: 23 x 30 cm. (9.06 x 11.81 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Margins soiled and a few small spots. Paper with several light creases. Plate attached to carrier sheet.Margins soiled and a few small spots. Paper with several light creases. Plate attached to carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
THE GIRL AT THE WELL-DOG | DP-A2-002-32
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This original antique print was published in London, dated 1823.This plate engraved by Charles Heath after R. Westall.
Biography engraver: Charles Theodosius Heath (1 March 1785 ? 18 November 1848) was an English engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and illustrator.
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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