Publish'd March 1786, by T. Gaugain, No. 4 Little Compton Street, Soho, London
Description
Titles etched below image, in English and French. One of a pair of engravings by Gaugain after Northcote that illustrate scenes from "Friendship put to the test," one of Jean-François Marmontel's popular stories from his Contes moraux. For the companion print entitled "The death of Solinzeb," see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1873,0809.352. With three lines of text below each title that quote from the story "Friendship put to the test." Mounted on an old album sheet: 56 x 49 cm.
Provenance
Maggs Bros.; February 2025.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 40.5 x 35 cm, on sheet 52.3 x 43 cm