A False Alarm on the Road to Gretna, 'tis only the Mail (after Charles B. Newhouse)
Richard Gilson Reeve (London 1803 – 1889)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, wood and glass
Measurements
425 x 554 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16642
Summary
Two aquatinted engravings with reference to Gretna Green. Beneath the scenes to the left is printed; Painted by C. B. Newhouse. In the centre is printed; Published by B. Moss (and) Co Leman St., Goodmans Fields. To the right is printed; Engraved by R. Reeves. The frames are ebonised wood and the back of the pictures is lined with brown paper.
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
Richard Gilson Reeve (London 1803 – 1889), engraver (printmaker) after Charles B. Newhouse (c.1805-1877), artist B. Moss and Co., engraver and publisher