Rural Happiness, Health, Felicity and Contentment.

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  SKU: 65215

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• PUBLISHER: Printed for Carrington Bowles...No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint engraving, hand colored,

  DATE: c. 1780.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/4 x 9 3/4" (32.3 x 24.6 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This charming mezzotint captures an idealized vision of rural life, titled Rural Happiness, Health, Felicity and Contentment. Beneath the sheltering branches of a broad tree, a seated mother cradles her infant while two children and a youth gather around her, joined by a loyal dog resting nearby. The scene is composed to convey domestic harmony and natural simplicity—a sentimental celebration of familial joy and pastoral contentment. This print fits within a popular 18th-century tradition of moralized domestic imagery, often produced for the middle classes. The soft tones and rich contrasts typical of mezzotint enhance the sense of calm and warmth, making this an evocative example of the period’s romanticization of country life.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 16 x 20 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with old color, save a single fox mark in the right margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Everyday Life & Genre