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Engraver Edward Scriven British
After Richard Cosway British
Publisher Clay & Scriven British
Not on view
Based on a portrait by Cosway, Scriven's print portrays two children embracing and holding a parasol near a grand building in a landscape, accompanied by a small, long-haired white dog.
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Title: Sportive Innocence
Engraver:
Edward Scriven (British, Alcester 1775–1841 Middlesex)
Artist:
After Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London)
Publisher:
Clay & Scriven (London)
Date: 1802
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 12 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (31.6 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/8 in. × 20 in. (40.9 × 50.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Accession Number: 50.567.38
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