John Raphael Smith R.A 18th.Century Mezzotint Engraving The Promenade At Carlisle House 1781 goat Executed on Villedary watermark laid

Executed on Villedary watermark laid paper

Mezzotint engraving by Herman Sagert after Eduard Magnus published Berlin 1847

Watercolour on wove

mounted image

laid onto mount

John Raphael Smith R.A 18th.Century Mezzotint Engraving The Promenade At Carlisle House 1781 goat Executed on Villedary watermark laidJohn Raphael Smith R. A 1751 1814. British School 18th. Century Mezzotint engraving. The Promenade at Carlisle House. A good rich scratch letter proof impression 1st. State. 39 x 32. 5 cms. Plate. A scene in elegant interior set within an oval cartouche; two women, (?)Harriet Montague and Maria Townley, walk together, approaching (?)the artist, standing beside the doorway to the right, other figures seen in conversation beyond include (?)Dr Johnson