Artist: Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (English, 1793-1867)
Title: The Birth of the Rose
Medium: Antique Engraving on wove paper after the original statue by master engraver T.W. Knight (active 1840-1860).
Dimensions: Image Size 3 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 13 x 17 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
A small figure holding a rose in the left hand ; there is much spirit and classical feeling in the work, which is altogether charming.
Benjamin Jennings was born about 1788 in St Nicholas, Herefordshire, England. On 27 April 1815 when Benjamin was about 27 years old, he married Mary Pritchard, daughter of William Pritchard, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They went on to have four known children.