Selling Rabbits

by William after James Ward Ward

$850 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An exemplary mezzotint illustrating an aspect of the rural life in England by William Ward after a painting by his brother, James Ward. The woman who is thinking about buying the rabbit in the farmer's hand, holds a finger to the rabbit's stomach while looking the farmer in the eye. She wants this particular rabbit, and this is the point of the image: the personal interaction. The transaction takes place in the farmer's barn among his children, his skinny dog and his rabbits,

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