[Three French girls before a castle gate] [graphic]

Description

Title: [Three French girls before a castle gate] [graphic]
Alternative Title: Three girls before Medieval gate
Creator: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Contributor: Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, publisher.
Published / Created: [4 March 1780]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd 4th March 1780 by Js. Bretherton, New Bond Street
Abstract: "'Three French girls before a castle gate', standing in the line with books under their arms, the girl at left with her hands under her apron, looking at the ground, the central figure with a half-open fan and a posy of flowers tucked into her dress and the third with flowers on her bonnet, at right a figure on horseback enters the gate, a guard beside; circular design after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title supplied by cataloger.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on page 29 of: Bunbury album.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 28.9 x 28.6 cm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Provenance: Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Grant; May 1940.
Extent: 1 print : image diameter 28.8 cm, on sheet 32.7 x 29.4 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English