A youth idling by a brook, representing restful withdrawal from the world. Engraving by J. Heath, 1810, after R. Westall.

  • Westall, Richard, 1765-1836.
Date:
1 June 1810
Reference:
524641i
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An episode in the poem "Retirement" by William Cowper, with lettering quoted from the poem

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London (Piccadilly) : John Sharpe, 1 June 1810.

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1 print : engraving ; image 9.7 x 7.7 cm

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Retirement ... or with ill fashion'd hook to draw th'incautious minnow from the brook are life's prime pleasures in his simple view. ... Drawn by Rich.d Westall R.A. ; Engraved by Ja.s Heath A.R.A. Bears number: Page 240

References note

John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993, vol. 1, pp. 196-197, no. 3

Reference

Wellcome Collection 524641i

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