A tale of love [graphic]Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker[3 March 1786]eng"A group in a garden room listening to a girl read, seated in the centre with the book in her lap, two woman sitting on either side of her, one patting a dog at right, the other with solemn expression, which has been noticed by a man standing against the wall at right, gesturing towards her, another standing directly behind her looks on with concern, a child sitting on the floor beside a large sleeping dog, his eyes raised up; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from text below image.Sheet trimmed to plate mark.Four lines of verse, from William Shenstone's ballad 'Jemmy Dawson', engraved below title: Come listen to my mournful tale, ye tender hearts and lovers dear; nor will you scorn to heave a sigh, nor need you blush to shed a tear. Vide Shenston.Dedication engraved above imprint statement: To the Countess Sutherland this plate after an original Drawing by Mr. Bunbury, in her Ladyship's possession, is with the greatest respect dedicated by her Ladyship's most obliged humble servant, James Bretherton.