Print Description
Portrait of a lady seated at a dressing table in front of a window, being terrorised by a wasp. Related to the poem of the same name by John Gay.
Made by C. Taylor after S. Shelley.
Medium: Stipple engraving. on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 16 x 20.5 cm (6.3 x 8.07 inch). Image size: 13 x 20 cm. (5.12 x 7.87 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
JOHN GAY-LADY AND THE WASP-DRESSING TABLE-SHELLEY-TAYLOR | DPO-PCO-1-174
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Exact source unknown, to be determined, published ca. 1870 (estimate).
Biography engraver: Charles Taylor (1756-1823) was a British (stipple) engraver, also known as a man of letters and biblical scholar. Samuel Shelley (1756-1808) was a London-born artist. He was greatly influenced by Joshua Reynolds, despite being self-taught as a miniaturist.
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