Description Werter on his knees, clinging to Charlotte’s hand and pressing it to his cheek, weeping, while she stands, turning away to right, covering her eyes with her other hand, grief-stricken; in a roundel. The Sorrows of Young Werther. Made by an anonymous engraver after James Northcote. Medium: Mezzontint etching in sanguine on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: 4 CH. Sheet size: 24 x 24 cm (9.45 x 9.45 inch). Condition: good, given age. Small tear at top. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. WERTER-CONSOLING-CHARLOTTE-GOETHE | PCO-E8-13 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Illustration to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Biography artist: James Northcote RA (22 October 1746, in Plymouth – 13 July 1831, in London) was a British painter.
