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Contemplation at Brentwood

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James Gillray
1756-1815

Contemplation at Brentwood

London : Printed for J Bell, British Library Strand, Feby. 22. 1786.
etching with engraving, and stipple
image: 116 x 90, oval.
Peel 2241
Notes
Title from print.
Stipple engraving by James Gillray after Johann Heinrich Ramberg; evidently an illustration to a volume of George Anne Bellamy's An Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy (London : John Bell, 1785-1786). Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Library's copy trimmed to oval image, with loss of caption, imprint, and signatures.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Oval design showing the actress George Anne Bellamy reading contentedly on a rustic seat beneath a tree, her left hand to her chin, as a second woman approaches from behind at left. Cf. British Museum catalogue.

Associated names
Ramberg, Johann Heinrich, 1763-1840, artist.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints