Drawing of cherry blossoms and cherries on the privately printed title page to an extra-illustrated volume. The pink and white flowers, green leaves, and red fruits extend above and to the right of the printed text on the page
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist in ink in lower right portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., and Bound in as page 10 in volume 1 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Volume 2, page 91. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A woman walks between two children, her left hand grasping one handle of a basket laden with flowers while the young girl walking beside her grasps the other handle with both hands. She looks down to the left at the boy walking on her right side; he balances a basket of fish on his head. Grass is seen on the path in the foreground; a tower is visible in the background
Alternative Title:
Carrying flowers
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 91 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 20, 1795, by W. Dickinson, No. 53 Piccadilly
