Original 1840 hand-colored engraving titled "The Recruit's Departure": two young countrywomen say goodbye by the river as the boat carries the recruits away. Engraved by Albert Henry Payne after a work by J. Becker.
Original 1840 hand-colored engraving titled "The Recruit's Departure": two young countrywomen say goodbye by the river as the boat carries the recruits away. Engraved by Albert Henry Payne after a work by J. Becker.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving
Artist / after: J. Becker
Engraver / lithographer: Albert Henry Payne (1812-1902)
Date: 1840
Source: Published in London by E. T. Brain & Co., 58 Fleet Street
Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.6 in (26.8 x 19.4 cm)
Condition: Good, with wide margins; paper lightly toned