"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1904); as a very young child seen whole-length within rectangular frame, lying on ground embracing poodle, facing front, wearing light dress and cap; landscape behind; before title changed."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved on smaller plate printed below larger plate with image., Statements of responsibility engraved along top edge of smaller plate; additional artist and printmaker statements engraved along bottom edge of image plate: Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds ; engraved by Thos. Watson., State from Russell., Imprint statement engraved along bottom edge of image plate., Print consists of two plates printed one above the other. The larger, upper plate contains the image; the smaller, lower plate contains only text., Sheet trimmed to plate marks., Mounted on page 90 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1st, 1775, for W. Shropshire, No. 158 & T. Watson, No. 142 New Bond Street
