The royal rose [graphic]

Description

Title: The royal rose [graphic]
Creator: Tomkins, Peltro William, 1759-1840, printmaker, publisher, dedicator
Contributor: Henning, John, 1771-1851, artist.
Published / Created: [16 December 1817]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Decr. 16, 1817, by P.W. Tomkins, 53, New Bond Street
Abstract: A rose with the head of Princess Charlotte as the center, the stigma
Description: Title etched below image.
"Proof"--Lower left corner.
Six lines of verse, signed "J.B.B.", etched beneath title: A rose, of loveliest form and hue, in Britain's royal garden grew ...
Dedication etched above imprint: Dedicated to His Serene Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, &c. &c. by his most grateful and very humble servant, P.W. Tomkins.
1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; sheet 24.2 x 15.2 cm.
On wove paper, hand-colored.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of statements of responsibility, dedication, and imprint statement from bottom edge.
Probably the published version, not a proof state.
Provenance: Jarndyce; July 2023.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 32.7 x 24 cm, on sheet 44 x 30 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: Proof.
Language: English