A woman doing her needlework next to a sleeping infant with an elderly couple in the background feeding chickens and resting, while a farmer is tilling the soil in the far distance; representing the Golden Age. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius after B. West.
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.
- Date:
- 1778
- Reference:
- 39005i
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London (Cheapside) : John Boydell, 1778.
Physical description
1 print : stipple ; platemark 29.5 x 32.8 cm
Lettering
The golden age. Painted by B. West Historical painter to his Majesty. Engraved from the original picture by Facius.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39005i
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