AFTER JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY (1734-1797) BY WILLIAM PETHER (CIRCA 1738-1821)
An Hermit
mezzotint, 1770, on Auvergne laid paper, watermark Letters IHS with countermark (similar to Heawood 2997, Paris (?), dated 1767), a very good impression of the second, final state, with small margins, pale light-staining, a repaired tear extending slightly into the subject at left, the paper split in places along the upper platemark, otherwise in good condition
Plate 580 x 455 mm., Sheet 620 x 495 mm.
AFTER JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY (1734-1797) BY WILLIAM PETHER (CIRCA 1738-1821)
An Hermit
mezzotint, 1770, on Auvergne laid paper, watermark Letters IHS with countermark (similar to Heawood 2997, Paris (?), dated 1767), a very good impression of the second, final state, with small margins, pale light-staining, a repaired tear extending slightly into the subject at left, the paper split in places along the upper platemark, otherwise in good condition
Plate 580 x 455 mm., Sheet 620 x 495 mm.
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