A rare and significant 19th-century hand-painted porcelain plaque produced by the renowned English porcelain factory Royal Crown Derby. Painted by artist G. Landgraf, this large plaque depicts a tranquil Tudor-style scene of maternal watchfulness. Plaques of this size and beauty were showcased at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London and represent the very finest in 19th-century porcelain art.

Signed Landgraf Derby and marked on back by Derby's crowned interlaced D's printed in red.

Circa 1880

Porcelain plaques of this era are highly desirable works of art that retain their original quality much longer than oil or watercolors. The difficult firing process that the ceramic paints undergo prevents them fr