Object number1864.2.115

[Peasant Landscape]

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series A collection of fifty-three prints

Date1770

Artist John Smith of Chichester (English, 1717 - 1764)

after George Smith of Chichester (English, 1714-1776)

CultureEnglish

MediumEngraving

DimensionsImage: 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (13.65 x 10.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar

On View

Not on view

Period18th c

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto within plate, printed initials lower right margin: J. S. Sculp; lower left margin: G. S. pinx.

ProvenanceCollections: Elias Magoon
DescriptionRural view with a couple crossing an arched bridge to the right bank in the foreground, a gentle fall below the bridge, another figure on the left bank walking towards a cottage in the middle distance, some buildings in the distance across the river.

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