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Engraving

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1808

GUSN

GUSN-17287

Description

Scene depicts child holding white dog at shoulder height, wearing white neo-classical dress, white stockings and brown shoes. Background has lake or seashore and small town at foot of mountains. Eglomise surround of black w/ gilt band near edge. Original molded gilt frame w/ beading near edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

engravings (prints)
hand coloring
ink
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
children (people by age group)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dog (animal)
Unidentified Paper
Ink
Watercolor
Hand Colored
Child
Dog
PICTURE

Inscription

Under image: ""My dear little Shock, you must have a dip,"" over ""R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand""

Maker

Agar & Bluck (Maker)
After Buck, Adam (Artist)

Dimensions

13.375 x 11.875 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1944.291B

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