18th.Century Pen Ink & Gouache watercolour painting. A Rococo Landscape with figures. An Allegory of Poetry. Possibly the original artwork for the engraving published by Robert Sayer (1725-1794). From the Series emblematic of the Arts and Sciences. 'Poetry' is represented by six figures reading writing or discussing Poetry amid Classical ruins. One figure points to a laureated medallion of Shakespeare (in the published engraving this is substituted for Milton). English Circa.1760. Some edge repair and surface wear as to be expected. 49.5 by 35.5 cms. Presented in an 18th.Century carved ebonised fruitwood frame with gilt corners 58 by 44 cms. Overall.