BREAKFAST-TABLE
£75.00
Original 1866 7 inch x 9 1/2 inch engraving titled THE BREAKFAST-TABLE
A family gathered around a table, in front of a fireplace on the left, the father standing in the centre slicing the bread, mother pouring milk in her tea, grandmother behind looking towards her husband on the left who feeds a child sitting on his lap, four other children surrounding.
Lettered below image with title: ”From the picture in the collection of John Graham, Esq. Skelmorlie Castle, Largs, N.B.
Engraving by George Greatbach (1819 – 1884). Engraver, brother of William Greatbach.
After Thomas Webster (1800 – 1886). An English painter of genre scenes of school and village life, many of which became popular through prints. He lived for many years at the artists’ colony at Cranbrook in Kent.
Published in the Art Journal by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London.
Page size 12 7/8 inch x 9 3/8 inch
The engraving, on fairly thick paper, is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.
