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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 7545470, member: 56"]I have three copies of this engraving, titled "Childhood", after a painting by Greuze.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]423178[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The earliest published was c1854 in The Royal Gallery of Art, London, the second in The Art Journal, London, 1859, and the third in Appleton’s Journal, New York, 1888. And I am aware of yet another version with an added, elaborately engraved, floral surround (a title page for something as I recall). Each has the same engraver credit, but the Appleton's is a bit narrower than the others and shows some flaws in the plate (probably from handling and use).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 7545470, member: 56"]I have three copies of this engraving, titled "Childhood", after a painting by Greuze. [ATTACH=full]423178[/ATTACH] The earliest published was c1854 in The Royal Gallery of Art, London, the second in The Art Journal, London, 1859, and the third in Appleton’s Journal, New York, 1888. And I am aware of yet another version with an added, elaborately engraved, floral surround (a title page for something as I recall). Each has the same engraver credit, but the Appleton's is a bit narrower than the others and shows some flaws in the plate (probably from handling and use).[/QUOTE]
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