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This touching Victorian engraving titled "The Mountaineer" shows a barefoot woman carefully crossing a rocky stream with a young child …
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This touching Victorian engraving titled "The Mountaineer" shows a barefoot woman carefully crossing a rocky stream with a young child on her back. The backdrop of distant mountains and flowing water emphasizes the strength and tenderness of rural motherhood. Originally painted by Paul Falconer Poole, a Royal Academician known for emotional and narrative subjects, the work was engraved by Thomas Garner and published by the London Printing and Publishing Company. The image reflects the 19th-century romantic interest in rustic life and natural beauty.
Artist: After Paul Falconer Poole, R.A. (1807–1879)
Engraver: Thomas Garner (1789–1868)
Title: The Mountaineer
Medium: Steel engraving with hand-coloring
Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, 1848
Provenance: From the collection of W. Sharp Esq., The Larches, Birmingham (noted on plate)
Condition: Marginal foxing and slight edgewear; image area clean and detailed
Dimensions: 22x17,5 cm
Perfect for collectors of Victorian genre scenes, rural motherhood depictions, and 19th-century British engravings.
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- Dimensions
- 6.89ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 8.66ʺH
- Styles
- Realism
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Pink
- Condition Notes
- Marginal foxing and slight edgewear; image area clean and detailed Marginal foxing and slight edgewear; image area clean and detailed less
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