The Early Dawn
A milkmaid holding a pail walks through a mountainous coastal landscape, towards a group of cows silhouetted on a distant hilltop. She shields her eyes against the rising sun. Early trial proof, before letters.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Early Dawn
- Engraver: Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
- Artist: After Joshua Cristall (British, baptised London 1768–1847 London)
- Publisher: Francis Graham Moon (British, London 1796–1871 Brighton)
- Publisher: Goupil, Vibert & Co.
- Date: 1844
- Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé; early state before letters
- Dimensions: Plate: 21 3/16 × 14 9/16 in. (53.8 × 37 cm)
Chine collé: 20 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (52.7 × 36 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.40.118
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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