'The Captive's Wife'

'The captive's wife' by William Henry Simmons after Thomas Musgrave This print may relate to a story of the same name. A young woman sits facing right at a small table in front of an open window. She is holding a sleeping child on her lap. The sea with a ship on the horizon is visible from the open window.

This print is published by the firm Smith, Elder & Co. The brother of Margaret Brodie Herschel (nee Stewart), Peter Stewart worked for Smith, Elder & Co as a printer.

Object Details

ID: PAH6192
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Joy, Thomas Musgrave; Simmons, William Henry Smith, Elder & Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 217 x 156 mm