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A workman with a blanket over his back sits next to a pile of stones holding a hammer in his right hand. At right is his daughter with a small dog and a basket of food. Based on a picture exhibited at the British Institution in 1830.
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Title: The Stonebreaker's Daughter
Artist:
After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
Engraver:
John Burnet (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1784–1868 London)
Publisher:
Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
Publisher:
Goupil, Vibert & Co.
Printer:
Day & Co., London
Date: February 1, 1844
Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof before title
Dimensions:
Plate: 22 11/16 × 27 7/8 in. (57.7 × 70.8 cm)
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 37 1/16 in. (65.8 × 94.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number: 47.30.19
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