To Claude Scott Esq.r of Sans Souci, Dorsetshire, this plate of Fishermen,is most respectfully dedicated with Permission, by His most humble and much obliged Servants, J. Hassell & T. Rickards.
Painted by P.Reinagle R.A. Engraved by J. Hassell & W. Nicholls.
London: Pub.d May 2 1814 by J. Hassell & T. Rickards, 344, Strand.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint proof, very scarce in good condition. 450 x 540mm (17¾ x 21¼"). Title area bit messy.
Three anglers discussing their catch at the side of a river, possibly the Frome or Piddle in Dorset, as Beazley has traced 'Sans Souci' to Tolpuddle, Dorset.
Beazley: 170, illus, 'very appealing picture'.
[Ref: 56117] £850.00
London: Pub.d May 2 1814 by J. Hassell & T. Rickards, 344, Strand.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint proof, very scarce in good condition. 450 x 540mm (17¾ x 21¼"). Title area bit messy.
Three anglers discussing their catch at the side of a river, possibly the Frome or Piddle in Dorset, as Beazley has traced 'Sans Souci' to Tolpuddle, Dorset.
Beazley: 170, illus, 'very appealing picture'.
[Ref: 56117] £850.00