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Prentis, Edward (Monmouth 1797 – 1854). Amelia awaiting the Return of her Husband. The table set, the meal kept warm at the fireside, the young woman standing at the window. In short, the scene to chapter 5 of book 10 of Henry Fielding’s Amelia. Mezzotint by John Sartain (London 1808 – Philadelphia 1897). Inscribed: Painted by E. Prentis. / Engraved by J. Sartain., otherwise as above. 20.5 x 14.7 cm.
First active in London, Sartain later worked in Philadelphia, especially as mezzotint artist. See Leisching p. 80. – Trimmed within the white platemark.
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