A young woman is met by a Scottish guardsman at a stile outside a cottage while her mother or guardian sleeps at her spinning wheel. Stipple engraving, 1806.
- Date:
- 1806
- Reference:
- 2491690i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The young woman raises her finger to her lips to indicate silence, in order not to awaken the older woman. The man wears a shako (?) with a feather and a band of plaid
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1806.
Physical description
1 print : stipple engraving, with etching ; image 58.5 x 44 cm
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2491690i
Notes
Catalogued from an impression trimmed to the image and without lettering except for the date 1806
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores