Susan and Buxoma, after Henry William Bunbury
Henry William Bunbury (Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750 – Keswick 1811)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper and gilt
Measurements
395 mm (H)350 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246603
Summary
Two tinted engravings of H. Bunbury's paintings of girls working in rural settings.
Full description
Each of these 'named' illustrations was published with a poem beneath.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. These items found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 140.
Marks and inscriptions
H. Bunbury Esqr. del / G. Shepherd Sculp. (printed on front)
Makers and roles
Henry William Bunbury (Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750 – Keswick 1811), original artist George Shepherd (c.1782-c.1830), engraver (printmaker)