An original 19th-century engraving of Edwin Landseer's "The Breakfast Party": a boy sharing out the contents of a bowl with a spoon among five dogs, beside the hearth of a cottage. Engraved by Edward Francis Finden, lettered "Engraved by E. Finden, from a painting by Edwin Landseer, R.A. In the collection of the Right Hon. Lord Dover".
An original 19th-century engraving of Edwin Landseer's "The Breakfast Party": a boy sharing out the contents of a bowl with a spoon among five dogs, beside the hearth of a cottage. Engraved by Edward Francis Finden, lettered "Engraved by E. Finden, from a painting by Edwin Landseer, R.A. In the collection of the Right Hon. Lord Dover".
This impression is a proof on China paper, a quality printing reserved for the earliest states, according to the note in the lower margin.
Medium: steel engraving, proof on China paper
Artist / after: Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873)
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Dimensions: Plate mark 7.1 x 9.1 in (18 x 23.2 cm)
Condition: fair; one edge somewhat rough from removal from the binding, and scattered foxing in the margins