Original 19th-century engraving, burin and etching, after the painting by Sir David Wilkie in the Vernon Gallery: a little girl has her first ear-ring put in as she leans against her mother, while a puppy scratches its own ear. Engraved by William Greatbach for The Art Journal of London.
Original 19th-century engraving, burin and etching, after the painting by Sir David Wilkie in the Vernon Gallery: a little girl has her first ear-ring put in as she leans against her mother, while a puppy scratches its own ear. Engraved by William Greatbach for The Art Journal of London.
Medium: Etching and burin engraving.
Artist / after: The painting by Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841).
Engraver: William Greatbach (1802-1894).
Date: 1849.
Source: From the painting in the Vernon Gallery; published in London by Virtue & Co.
Dimensions: Image 9.6 x 7.6 in (24.4 x 19.3 cm).
Condition: Light rust stains natural to the age, visible in the photograph; the image well preserved.