Virginie resting by a fountain in Mauritius. Engraving by C. Heath, 1820, after R. Westall.

  • Westall, Richard, 1765-1836.
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1820
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524643i
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An episode in Paul et Virginie, 1788, by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

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London (Piccadilly) : John Sharpe, 1820.

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1 print : engraving

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Paul and Virginia. Virginia loved to repose upon the border of this fountain, decorated with wild and sublime magnificence. Drawn by Richard Westall, R.A. Engraved by Charles Heath . Bears number: Page 56.

References note

John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993, vol. 2, pp. 176-177

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Wellcome Collection 524643i

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