Illustration to The Minstrel, Book II, Stanza XVIII
Maker
After
(artist)
1765-1836
(engraver)
1776-1822
(publisher)
1803-1829
(artist)
1765-1836
(engraver)
1776-1822
(publisher)
1803-1829
Title
Illustration to The Minstrel, Book II, Stanza XVIII
Date of Production
published 1816
Medium
line and stipple
etching and engraving
printed in black
etching and engraving
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7983
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
Provenance
Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.
Inscriptions
Inscription: And thither let the village swain repair; / And, light of heart, the village maiden gay, / To deck with flowers her half-dishevell'd hair, _ / Book II; Stanza XVIII. //
Inscription: THE MINSTREL. //
Inscription: DRAWN BY RICHARD WESTALL R.A. ENGRAVED BY JAMES MITAN; / PUBLISHED BY JOHN SHARPE, PICCADILLY; / JUNE 1,1816. //
Inscription: THE MINSTREL. //
Inscription: DRAWN BY RICHARD WESTALL R.A. ENGRAVED BY JAMES MITAN; / PUBLISHED BY JOHN SHARPE, PICCADILLY; / JUNE 1,1816. //
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