Girl Gathering Mushrooms. [&] A Fern Cutter's Child. From the Original Drawing in the possession of Tho.s Streatfield Esq.r. [&] From the Original Drawing in the possession of Will.m Chamberlain Esq.r.
Painted by R. Westall R.A. Engraved by Meadow.
Pub. May 1. 1800 by J. & J. Boydell No. 90 Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall London.
A pair of stipples, sheet size 330 x 405mm (13 x 16"). Both slightly trimmed.
Two rustic scenes: A young girl kneels as she picks mushrooms on a bank, her left hand resting on the handle of her basket. To the left, cattle drink from a pond, with more grazing in the field beyond. In the background to the left, another girl stands next to a jug watching on. A girl with short, dark, curly hair sits on the ground to the right, her profile facing left as she entwines her fingers around her left knee. A dog sits beside her. Behind her, sheep graze near a forest, while a figure on the left is cutting ferns. In the background, to the left, there’s a house amidst the landscape.
[Ref: 65183] £550.00
Pub. May 1. 1800 by J. & J. Boydell No. 90 Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall London.
A pair of stipples, sheet size 330 x 405mm (13 x 16"). Both slightly trimmed.
Two rustic scenes: A young girl kneels as she picks mushrooms on a bank, her left hand resting on the handle of her basket. To the left, cattle drink from a pond, with more grazing in the field beyond. In the background to the left, another girl stands next to a jug watching on. A girl with short, dark, curly hair sits on the ground to the right, her profile facing left as she entwines her fingers around her left knee. A dog sits beside her. Behind her, sheep graze near a forest, while a figure on the left is cutting ferns. In the background, to the left, there’s a house amidst the landscape.
[Ref: 65183] £550.00