Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24.
Title devised by curator. and Approximate date based on that of a print in the same collection done in a similar style and depicting a similar theatrical scene. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24.
Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1780]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 15. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"'Three French girls before a castle gate', standing in the line with books under their arms, the girl at left with her hands under her apron, looking at the ground, the central figure with a half-open fan and a posy of flowers tucked into her dress and the third with flowers on her bonnet, at right a figure on horseback enters the gate, a guard beside; circular design after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of lettered state
Alternative Title:
Three girls before Medieval gate
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on lettered state: Mr. Bunbury del. ; Js. Bretherton fec., State before letters. For a later state with artist and printmaker signatures and the publication line "Publish'd 4th March 1780 by Js. Bretherton, New Bond Street", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2999., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 15 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Two watercolor drawings, one depicting three bees and the other depicting a small wasp(?), a rhinoceros(?) beetle, and an unidentified insect
Alternative Title:
Beetle and two flies
Description:
Titles from local catalog card., Each drawing signed in pencil in lower left corner with the artist's initials., Place of production based on artist's countries of residence in Europe; date of production based on artist's death date., Formerly page 21 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.