Print Description
Medium: Mezzotint with etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 43.2 x 60.7 cm (17.01 x 23.9 inch). Image size: 43.2 x 60.7 cm. (17.01 x 23.9 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Trimmed to image and attached to a carrier. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PORTER, HARE, CHILDREN, GENRE SCENE, BRITISH ART, MEZZOTINT, 18TH CENTURY, ZOFFANY, EARLOM, LONDON | PCO-B3-85
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Robert Sayer, London, 1774.
Reference: Wessely 1886 no.134; Chaloner Smith (undescribed).
Provenance: Ex. Collection Frits Philips.
Biography engraver: Richard Earlom (1743-1822) was an reknown English mezzotint engraver. He displayed great skill as a draughtsman, and at the same time acquired without assistance the art of engraving in mezzotint.
Biography artist: Johan Joseph Zoffany (1733-1810) was a German-born painter active in England, known for theatrical group portraits and conversation pieces, often capturing British high society and cultural life.
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