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Manufacturer: Thomas GAUGAIN
Thomas GAUGAIN Engraving After William Redmore Bigg Original…RARE..
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Up for sale is this rare
HAND COLORED MEZZOTINT ENGRAVING
titled
" A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND IN DEED"
This Engraving is of a Charming English Georgian Girl sitting by a mahogany tea table, dressed in elaborate clothing, being entertained and feeding her small slice of bread to her friend the bird.
These subjects were extremely popular in the late 18th century and frequently made into engravings.
Size: 15 ¼-13 ¾ inches un-framed…21 ½ - 22 ½ inches framed under glass.
She is marked…PROOF…(These impressions were printed before the publication of the first edition and were probably struck from the plate at a customer's request. Perhaps ten to twenty Open Letter Proofs exist for each engraving…. MEANING RARE..!!!)
The Engraving has both the Signature by the artist on the bottom right side and the engraver in the left
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