The Funeral Pile of a Talapoin. Metz del. Heath sculp. c1800.

by Harrison & Co

Antique print of Buddhist monk funeral pyre engraved by Heath c1783.

Original copperplate engraving by Heath after the drawing by Metz, published in London circa 1800. I'm not sure of the date - somewhere between 1783 and 1800.

Page size: 205 x 265mm (8 x 10.75 inches). Platemark:  200 x 152mm (6 x 7 7/8 inches)." This engraving is on thick hand-made paper. It is a pity that there is old cellotape damage across the base, but this would not show when framed.