BOY FEEDS PRETTY GIRLS in DRESSES CHERRIES IN GARDEN ~ 1872 Art Print Engraving

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CHERRIES RIPE! Artist: Metzmacher ____________ Engraver: P. Lightfoot Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving !! THIS IS AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING PRINT FROM THE EARLY 1870s. NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY!!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: We confess to know nothing of the painter of this very charming picture except by seeing occasionally a work or two by him in Mr. Everard's gallery, and therefore conclude that he is either a Belgian or a French artist; but whichever country can claim him may assuredly do so with the full conviction that she has in him a painter who does honor to her school in his special department of the Art. There is almost conclusive evidence here that the young gallant leaning over the garden-wall has laid himself open to a charge of felony, and also that his fair companions have rendered themselves liable to be included in the indictment as receivers of the stolen property ; but who would think of prosecuting such lovely maidens as these? As we read the story revealed in the composition, it seems to us as if the trio, during a walk in some pleasant country lane, had reached a spot where a fine cherry-tree overhung the path, and the ladies, Eve-like, admiring the rich clusters of fruit, and perhaps remarking how refreshing some of it would prove after their stroll, their gallant companion threw off his hat, climbed the wall, and is now loading them with ripe cherries. The hat, which lies on the ground, seems to bear witness to its owner being on that side of the wall where legally and rightfully he ought not to be. However, whether this interpretation of the artist's meaning be the correct one or not, the picture is most attractive both in design and manner. There is in it, too, .a touch of playful humor: the cherry-gatherer evidently is trying to tempt the girl to take the bunch he holds towards her with her lips, while she persists in catching them in her lap; the other maiden looks on to see how the controversy may terminate. The rich dresses of these ladies are painted with the utmost care and fidelity, and in a manner we are accustomed to see in the works of Terburg and Meissonier. PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed in the 1870s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders, actual scene is 7 inches by 9 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. Please allow time for personal check to clear. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, print, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS", the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard frontis, usually on much thicker quality rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND IN THIS EXCELLENT CONDITION! read more

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