Harvest Scene

Anonymous, British, 18th century

18th century · Mezzotint, hand colored · Drawings and Prints

A country woman holds an armful of grain and a jug, standing with a young girl who carries fruit in a basket Behind them three boys pick fruit from a tree or carry it. At right there is a field of grain where a man works at harvesting. The right foreground is filled with a standing sheaves of grain, a sickle and a large basket overflowing with fruits and vegetables.

Artist

Anonymous, British, 18th century

Date

18th century

Medium

Mezzotint, hand colored

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967