Una entering the cottage.
London: The Art Union, 1842. Engraving. 54 x 74 cm. sheet size Wide margins with few tear Water stain lower left.
Lettered below image: "Etched sketch of 'Una entering the cottage' for 1842 size 23in by 18in new engraving by W.H. Watt"
'Una entering the cottage'; Una, with her hand on the mane of a lion who walks beside her, steps into a cottage, looking down to the right, where sits Corceca, a blind old woman representing superstition, while Abessa, representing the abbeys robbing the church, cowers in the old woman's lap from fear; page from an unidentified publication, advertising Watt's engraving of the subject. c.1842
Etching. Item #51-2932
Price: $250.00
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