728 - After WESTALL (*1765), A Fern Cutter’s Child, 1802, Stipple engraving

After WESTALL (*1765), A Fern Cutter’s Child, 1802, Stipple engraving After Richard Westall (1765 Hertford - 1836 London): A Fern Cutter's Child / Jeune Bergère /The Child of a Fern Cutter, 1802, Stipple engraving Technique: Stipple engraving on Laid paper Inscription: Signed "Painted by Westal / Engraved by G. Lazaretti" below the depiction and titled "A Fern Cutter's Child / Jeune Bergère". Date: 1802 Description: A small child with a dog, watching his father working in the fields. Keywords: 19th century, Figurative, Professions, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 38,0 cm x 42,5 cm (15 x 16,7 in), Depiction: 30,5 cm x 36,5 cm (12 x 14,4 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is discoloured due to its age. The sheet is pale foxed. The image makes a very good impression. Paper slightly thinned out in spots in the image; browned along the edges of the sheet; lower left corner with small rust spot; with pieced margin; occasionally rubbed in the area of the sky, subsequently treated with ink.