AGNES

Original circa 1830s 9 inch x 5 1/2 inch Engraving titled AGNES

Portrait of woman leaning on a book with her hand to her chin, in octagon.

Engraved by John Henry Robinson (1796 – 1871). A line, stipple and occasional mezzotint engraver from Bolton. He was apprenticed to James Heath between 1814-1818 and then set up initially as a book-illustrator. He engraved portraits and prints after popular contemporary painters, e.g. Landseer. He fought a long battle to win respect from the Royal Academy as a line-engraver and was eventually elected Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1856.

Drawn by Henry Wyatt (1794 – 1840). Henry Wyatt was an English portrait, subject and genre painter.

Printed by Paolo Fumagalli, Firenze

Image size 4 1/2 inch x 3 3/4 inch

The engraving is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.