Donald and Jessie

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Artist/Maker	Richard Cosway (artist) Francesco Bartolozzi (engraver)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Stipple engraving. Oval composition. In the centre is a shepherdess seated on rocks, spinning wool. On the right is a shepherd seated on ground, playing the fife. A dog is to the left.

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Categories	Illustration Prints
Object type	Stipple engraving
Title	Donald and Jessie (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Stipple engraving Printing Ink Printing Ink Stipple Engraving
Brief description	Francesco Bartolozzi after Richard Cosway. 'Donald and Jessie'. Stipple engraving. February 1790
Physical description	Stipple engraving. Oval composition. In the centre is a shepherdess seated on rocks, spinning wool. On the right is a shepherd seated on ground, playing the fife. A dog is to the left.
Dimensions	Height: 11.375in Width: 8.75in
Credit line	Given by Mr G. W. Bagshawe
Object history	Illustration to the first volume of A selection of the most favourite Scot songs, by emiment Masters (London: Napier, 1790)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1949, London: HMSO, 1961. A. Baudi di Vesme, Francesco Bartolozzi: Catalogue des Estampes. Milan, 1928
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.874-1949

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O597392/donald-and-jessie-stipple-engraving-richard-cosway/

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