Original hand-colored engraving of 1834 with a military camp scene: the sutling booth, with a rider on a white horse and the sutler woman beside the tent. Engraved by Worthington after a painting by Philips Wouwerman and published in London by George Virtue.
Original hand-colored engraving of 1834 with a military camp scene: the sutling booth, with a rider on a white horse and the sutler woman beside the tent. Engraved by Worthington after a painting by Philips Wouwerman and published in London by George Virtue.
Wouwerman (Haarlem, 1619-1668) was the great Dutch specialist in the horse and in camp and hunting scenes, a subject the English print series of the 19th century circulated widely. The coloring is original, applied by hand to the impression.
Medium: Copper engraving with original hand coloring.
Artist / after: Philips Wouwerman.
Engraver: Worthington.
Date: 1834.
Source: George Virtue, London.
Dimensions: Image 4.7 x 4.9 in (12 x 12.5 cm).
Condition: Clean image with bright color. Scattered foxing in the margins, chiefly at the top and in the corners, not reaching the image.