Beautiful, detailed steel engraving from the picture by W.Q. Orchardson.
A poor woman brings her child to ask a blessing upon the infant, or possibly to pray for its restoration to health, for a tear seems to be falling from the mother's eye, as if her heart were heavy.
Printed on heavyweight ivory/cream stock. Reverse side is blank.
Title (printed below image): The Shrine in the Forest
Publication: The Art Journal
Publication Year: 1876
Publisher: London: Virtue & Co., Ltd.
Approximate Page Size (in inches): 12.75 x 9
Approximate Image Size (in inches): 10 x 7
Condition: Excellent.
Library blind stamp* in image area is barely perceptible, and does not detract from the beauty of this print.
*blind stamp: A colorless impression that is embossed on paper.
