1799 Wheatley Engraving of "Strawberries, Scarlet Strawberries" from "Cries of London" Children Gauge Block Grade

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Specs: - 48" - 60-1/2" Maximum Extension Range- 22" - 34-1/2" Minimum Extension Range- 23" Fully Collapsed and Folded - 2-3/8" x 3-1/4" Head Mount Surface - 5

• condition is 9++ on a 10 scale

ensuring maximum print sharpness

1799 Wheatley Engraving of "Strawberries, Scarlet Strawberries" from "Cries of London" Children Gauge Block GradeFrancis Wheatley (17471801) was a British painter born in Covent Garden who created a series of 13 idealized depictions of working class street vendors. Some sources specifically identify the publication date of the engraving as 1795, othersparticularly museum recordslist 1799. The 13 print collection includes iconic street scenes; the images were initially oil paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy before being reproduced as popular stipple