1806
GUSN-17277
Mezzotint hand painted with water colors. Under image: "The Blind Hermit" painted by Thomas Stothard and engraved by John Whessetts. Scene shows blind hermit guided by young boy. Old man is holding a stick on his right shoulder while his left hand rests on boy's left shoulder.
engravings (prints)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Print
Print, Intaglio
Engraving
Engraving
Whessetts, John (Maker)
After Stothard, Thomas (Artist)
30 1/2 x 24 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ella Newton Rhoades
1941.1220
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