Setting out to the Fair (after Francis Wheatley)
Francis Eginton (1737 - Shropshire 1805)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
667 mm (H); 540 mm (W); 600 mm (H); 476 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1251191.2
Summary
Print, coloured stipple engraving, Setting out to the Fair (after Francis Wheatley) by Francis Eginton (1737 - Shropshire 1805). One of two prints. Showing probably the mother in the doorway giving a last advice to the lovers when they set out to the fair. The young man cap in hand bids her farewell.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved by J. Eginton (under image, far right)
Makers and roles
Francis Eginton (1737 - Shropshire 1805), engraver after Francis Wheatley (London 1747 – London 1801), artist of the original