Figures by River
Maker
(artist)
1727-1788
(engraver)
1761-1839
(publisher)
1727-1788
(engraver)
1761-1839
(publisher)
Title
Figures by River
Date of Production
(circa) 1802 - 1805
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 31.8 cm
Width: 31.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.4319.34
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Notes
From a collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and sketches of Thomas Gainsborough in the collections of Baroness Lucas, Viscount Palmerston, G. Hibbert, and Dr. Monro. One of 70 plates, in soft-ground etching, some with added watercolour tone and scraped highlights.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left corner & recto : : T. Gainsborough Del.t //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right corner & recto : : J. Laporte sculpt. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : bottom, centre & recto : : From the Original in the Collection of Dr. Monro //
Inscription: inscription : printed : bottom, centre & recto : : Pub. May 2.1803. by J.Laporte [ampersand] W.F.Wells. //
Inscription: inscription : written : top left margin & recto : later Witt inscription : 898/10 (26a) //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right corner & recto : : J. Laporte sculpt. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : bottom, centre & recto : : From the Original in the Collection of Dr. Monro //
Inscription: inscription : printed : bottom, centre & recto : : Pub. May 2.1803. by J.Laporte [ampersand] W.F.Wells. //
Inscription: inscription : written : top left margin & recto : later Witt inscription : 898/10 (26a) //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
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