The Maid who Died for Love

Anon

The Maid who Died for Love

London, Laurie and Whittle, Sept 15^th 1807

Etching

Original hand colouring

225 x 260 mm

£120

A charming illustration to a popular song. Below the main title continues;

Sung with unbounded applause by Mr Incledon, in his Popular Entertainment call’d “A Voyage to India”

The Maid sits looking forlorn on a wooden chair at the entrance to a humble country dwelling. An owl sits on the window ledge besdie her .

Three rows of verse are etched below the titles