"Rustic scene; a swain sitting on a stone block, playing the flute to a young, barefoot woman who stands in front of him, looking up at him and leaning back against his right leg, a dog at her feet at left; behind at left, the outer wall of an overgrown stone edifice, trees beyond."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a print of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Rest from labour on sunny days
Description:
Title devised by curator., Title given by Grego for a print of the same composition: Rest from labour on sunny days., Attributed to Rowlandson by curator., Possibly a study for a print of the same composition that is signed "Rowlandson 1784." Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1852,0214.165., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 150., Watermark: J. Whatman., and Formerly mounted on leaf 86 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Four pastoral figures. A man holding a tool stands next to a woman carrying a sieve. She is looking at a woman and a child sitting down
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Signed in lower right: DB., Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title devised by curator., Signed and dated in ink on verso., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
