Artist: Moses Haughton (British, 1734-1804), portrait and still-life painter.
Engraver: Robert Hancock (British, 1731-1817), pioneer of engraved plates for transfer printing. Printmaker, painter, and draughtsman.
Title: The Good Samaritan.
Signed, Annotated, Titled, and Dated: Published Decemr, 1788 by Pearson & Rollason Birmingham. Moses Haughton Pinxt. Robt Hancock fct. The Good Samaritan. Luke. Chap. 10. V. 34.
Dimensions: Sheet 9" x 6 7/8".
Publisher: Pearson & Rollason, Birmingham, England.
Edition: The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: and also the Apocrypha: translated out of the original tongues, with annotations.
Date: 1788.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: illustration from The Holy Bible.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: rare.