Bidspirit auction | After Francis Wheatley, The School

After Francis Wheatley, The School Door, A Framed Colour Print - After Francis Wheatley R.A. (1747–1801), this colour print is titled The School Door. The scene portrays a woman in late 18th-century rural attire standing at a cottage doorway, consoling a young girl who is wiping her eyes, while a young boy stands nearby. The title The School Door is printed centrally in the lower margin in a serif font. This piece is a reproduction, likely dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, based on the original stipple engraving by George Keating. The print is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame featuring a narrow gilded inner slip. No artist signature or edition numbering is visible on the face of the work.