The Young Cottager (after Thomas Gainsborough)
William Westall (Hertford 1781 - St John’s Wood 1850)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1 Sep 1806
Materials
Paper
Measurements
655 x 520 mm
Place of origin
Pall Mall
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 12258
Summary
Print, engraving, The Young Cottager (after Thomas Gainsborough) by William Westall ARA (Hertford 1781 – St John’s Wood 1850). Entitled THE YOUNG COTTAGER, published by R.Bowyer, historic gallery, Pall Mall, Sept.1 1806 / Gainsborough, pinxt / Wefsell, sculpt. Picture shows young girl in rustic dress, holding jug and puppy with country background. Corner torn off at lower right.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
William Westall (Hertford 1781 - St John’s Wood 1850), engraver (printmaker) after Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788), artist Robert Bowyer (London 1758 - Byfleet 1834), engraver and publisher