A print by V. Greene after a painting by the 18th century artist Lemuel Francis Abbott. The beautiful walnut frame measures 32" x 24" and the print is 23" x 17"(where the color begins). I believe this print to be at least 75 to 100 years old but cannot guarantee that it is a period piece, if it is it was done in the very early years of the 19th century. The condition of the print is very good with the exception of the fact that it has been mounted on early cardboard and minor foxing (mostly evident at the borders). There are no tears, stains or holes. The text at the top of the print reads "Published by R. Powell 6 Grove Rd. Brixton, London, S.W." In the lower left hand corner of the print the text is "Painted by L.F. Abbott 1790" Below that the text refers to the subject of the print "William Innes , merchant of Lime St. Square, of the Society of Goffers after L.F. Abbott with view of Blackheath and Greenwich Pensioners". The title of the piece is written in a larger font just below the print , it reads "To the Society of Goffers at Blackheath this plate is with just respect dedicated by their most humble serveant Lemuel Francis Abbott". In the lower right corner the text is "The engraving by V. Greene Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine". Here is a biography of Abbott from the National Gallery of Art: Lemuel Abbott was probably born in Leicestershire in about 1761 (though perhaps earlier, between 1755 and 1757), the son of the Reverend Lemuel Abbott. He became a pupil of Francis Hayman in London in 1775, but returned to Leicestershire after Hayman's death the following year. He settled in London in about 1780 and married, probably between 1786 and 1787, a Roman Catholic of whom only the first names--Anna Maria--are known. Abbott exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1788, 1789, 1798, and 1800. His certain portraits are all of male sitters, many of them naval officers. Ben Marshall, later an accomplished sporting painter, was apprenticed to him for three years in 1791 (but remained only briefly). In 1798, the year in which he was an unsuccessful candidate for Associateship of the Royal Academy, Abbott became insane, allegedly as a result both of his failure to keep up with his work and because of domestic disquiet. He was certified in 1801. He seems to have been attended by Dr. Thomas Monro, a specialist in insanity and patron of many young artists, whose portrait he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. Abbott died in London on 5 December 1802. [This is an edited version of the artist's biography published, or to be published, in the NGA Systematic Catalogue]. Again, the exact age of this print is unknown to me but is definately has considerable age.    

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