Hop Garden..
Mounted, framed and glazed in a modern polished walnut frame and gilt slip, to conservation standard.
£165.00
Publisher
London: J. Hogarth. 60 Gt. Portland Street.,
Date
1845
Synopsis
Drawn by f.p. stephanoff and engraved by h.c. austin.
hand-coloured steel-engraving, depicting a group of young girls and boys playfully working in a hop garden.
Item Description
Steel-engraving, 11 x 7 inches, with delicate hand-colouring with good margins [outside size 17 x 21 inches]. An attractive image which was issued in 'Findon's Tableaux' which was a portfolio of attractive romantic engravings.
Notes
The proliferation of images of pretty young girls of the 'Maid of Kent' type were thinly disguised pin-ups of the day.
[Stock No. 9622]
Subjects
19th Century • Agriculture • Coloured • History • Hops • Industry • Kent • Prints • Prints/Maps