!['The Bee's Wing' Gentleman Three-Quarter length, seated, eyes glass of wine holding decanter, bottle and corkscrew on table, by Henry Edward Dawe [1790-1848].](https://www.rgwatkins.co.uk/image/cache/catalog/stock/RGW19682-500x500.jpg "'The Bee's Wing' Gentleman Three-Quarter length, seated, eyes glass of wine holding decanter, bottle and corkscrew on table, by Henry Edward Dawe [1790-1848].")
Mezzotint,
An attractive print of a keen imbiber, depicting a corkscrew with brush. Bee?s wing is a light film of potassium bitartratethat forms on top of the poured wine like fine port as a result of considerable sediment from long-aged bottles. It was, then, a sign of a fine old bottle of port. Because of this painting the artist became known as 'Bee's Wing' Sharpe.
Mezzotint,
An attractive print of a keen imbiber, depicting a corkscrew with brush. Bee?s wing is a light film of potassium bitartratethat forms on top of the poured wine like fine port as a result of considerable sediment from long-aged bottles. It was, then, a sign of a fine old bottle of port. Because of this painting the artist became known as 'Bee's Wing' Sharpe.
| Condition | trimmed to image, slight abrasion mark, |
| Publication | Published by W. White,1824. 10.25 x 8.25in |
- Product Code: RGW19682
- Availability: In Stock
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£45.00