Print Description
a portrait of a young girl, Miss Haffey
Made by Robert Laurie after J. Foldson.
Medium: Handcoloured mezzotint engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 28 x 37.5 cm (11.02 x 14.76 inch). Image size: 25.4 x 35.5 cm. (10 x 13.98 inch).
Condition: excellent, given age. Print loosely attached to a carrier sheet. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PORTRAIT-MISS HAFFEY-GIRL | DPO-PCO-B1-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in London by R. Sayer & J. Bennett in 1777.
Biography engraver: Robert Laurie (c.1755-1836) was a British mezzotinter, inventor of colour printing in mezzotint in 1776, later turned print publisher. Son of a trussmaker; 1770-7, apprenticed to Robert Sayer (q.v.), and later manager. In 1794, when Sayer died Laurie and James Whittle (q.v.) took over the business, trading as Laurie and Whittle.
Biography artist: John Foldsone (fl. 1769-1784) was a British portrait and history painter; d. London 1784; exhibited SA 1769-70 and RA 1771-83; father of miniature painter Mrs. Anne Mee.
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