From a Drawing of Molyn, in the Collection of the Earl of Bute.
WBaillie sculp.t. Publish'd Feb.y 2.d 1773. Soft ground etching with mezzotint tone, 18th century watermark. Sheet 220 x 325mm (8¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed within plate, creasing. A rustic scene with wagons, after Pieter de Molijn (1595-1661), Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810), who retired from the army in 1761 and devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques. Baillie also acted as the Earl of Bute's art agent. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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