Original 19th-century English engraving with the half-length portrait of a young woman in a large straw bonnet trimmed with bellflowers and ribbons, wrapped in a dark cloak and holding a handkerchief; behind her, a balustrade and a garden. Engraved by Charles Heath (1785-1848).
Original 19th-century English engraving with the half-length portrait of a young woman in a large straw bonnet trimmed with bellflowers and ribbons, wrapped in a dark cloak and holding a handkerchief; behind her, a balustrade and a garden. Engraved by Charles Heath (1785-1848).
Probably a proof impression on thin paper mounted on period card, without lettering below, the usual presentation of the fine proofs of the English school of steel engraving.
Medium: Steel engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Charles Heath (1785-1848)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 7.9 x 10.4 in (20 x 26.3 cm)
Condition: Very good condition; crisp, well-inked impression, clean mount with slight foxing spots in the right margin.