Artists: HENRY WILLIAM BUNBURY [drawn by]
(Mildenhall 1750- Keswick 1811)
JAMES BRETHERTON [engraver and publisher]
(London, active 1770-1790)
This 1772 etching by James Bretherton, after Henry William Bunbury, depicts a family scene of domestic discomfort.
An elderly man sleeps in a high-backed armchair, his wife nearby, a boy leaning over a book.
A middle-aged woman sits upright. In the foreground, a dog and cat fight. The room includes a guttering candle, window, and door.
Original etching printed on thick laid paper with unidentified 18th century watermark.
Published in London by JAMES BRETHERTON, New Bond Street n.134, 8th December 1772.
SIZE: 280mm(H) x 375mm(L) [sheet]
Excellent dark impression.
In very good condition, paper wrinkled at the top.