The Young Waltonians. Dedicated to every Lover of Angling...
Painted by John Constable, R.A. Engraved by David Lucas, 27 Westbourne St.t Pimlico.
[First published 1840, but later impression.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 380 x 490mm (15 x 19¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing part of dedication and publication line? Repaired tear in top edge, top left corner cracked.
Engraved after John Constable's painting, 'Stratford Mill', one of a series of works by Constable depicting scenes on the River Stour in Suffolk. After Constable's death, the painting acquired its now more familiar title, 'The Young Waltonians', a reference to Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.
Ref: Shirley 38 II of II
[Ref: 60936] £85.00
[First published 1840, but later impression.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 380 x 490mm (15 x 19¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing part of dedication and publication line? Repaired tear in top edge, top left corner cracked.
Engraved after John Constable's painting, 'Stratford Mill', one of a series of works by Constable depicting scenes on the River Stour in Suffolk. After Constable's death, the painting acquired its now more familiar title, 'The Young Waltonians', a reference to Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.
Ref: Shirley 38 II of II
[Ref: 60936] £85.00