To the right hon'ble ... trustees of the linen manufacture ... this view taken in the County of South representing taking the flax out of the bog when it has lain a sufficient time to separate the rind (which is the flax) from the stem, & strengthen it, spreading it to dry, stoving, beetling, and breaking it ... dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.
Summary
Plate III.
Incorporated into the title is a cartouche with text "Premia Artium" showing a woman (Abundance) holding a cornucopia and dispensing coins to a cherub.
First published 1782.
Tags
Date
01/01/1791
Contributors
Hincks, William, artist
Location
Ballybay (Ireland), 53.46667, -8.00000
Source
Library of Congress
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