WW Ryland After Angelica Kauffman R.A. Ludit Amabiliter Stipple Engraving Proof Impression Published 1779 Vedutisti An unfinished study of a

An unfinished study of a passageway with sunlit steps

Pencil and watercolour on thick Whatman type paper

Samuel De Wilde 1751-1832

Provenance: Chinnery Family descent

17 by 15 cms overall

WW Ryland After Angelica Kauffman R.A. Ludit Amabiliter Stipple Engraving Proof Impression Published 1779 Vedutisti An unfinished study of aWilliam Wynne Ryland After Angelica Kauffman R. A Stipple Engraving Published by Ryland and Torre London 1779. A Proof before titles printed in red brown ink. The scene depicts a young woman seated on a bench in a garden looking at a songbird in a cage while she turns the handle of a music box. Presented in a 19th. Century gilt gesso frame with eglomise glass. 28 by 33 cms to mounted image. 40 by 46. 5 cms. Overall framed.