Virgin and Child; Print made by Richard Earlom; 1743-1822; British; after Giovanni Guercino; 1591-1666; Italian; Published by Sayer & Bennett; 1725-1794; British; 1776; Mezzotint on medium; moderately textured; cream laid paper; Sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches (44.1 x 31.7 cm); Plate: 15 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches (39 x 28.3 cm); and Image: 13 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (35.3 x 28.3 cm); bird; book; boy; child; Christ-child holding something in his hand; e.g. apple; bird; cherries; crucifix; grapes; paper wind-mill ~ Madonna-representations; Christianity; cloak; coat of arms; crest; finch; heraldic motif; Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned; the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length); Mary teaches the Christ-child to read; mother; nude; reading; religious and mythological subject; son; teaching; veil; woman