Name: Rare-Antique Print-MORNING-MEZZOTINT-GLASS PRINT-Houston-Mercier-1760
SKU: PICTURA-08798
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Rare-Antique Print-MORNING-MEZZOTINT-GLASS PRINT-Houston-Mercier-1760

€695.00

‘P. MERCIER PINXT ? R. HOUSTON FECIT ? PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT JAN. 1, 1760 ? LONDON, PRINTED FOR ROBT. SAYER OPPOSITE FETTER LANE FLEET STREET ? MORNING ? JUST RISEN FROM REPOSE, FAIR DELIA SEE: SIPPING WITH SWEET COY HER FAVOURITE TEA; THUS DOES THE NYMPH HER MORNING HOURS WASTE, AND SMILES INDULGENT ON THE GLASS REPAST.’

– A young woman seated in a robe, gazing at the viewer while serving tea from an ornate service on a red tray. The interior setting features a red curtain and upholstered chair. An allegory of morning leisure and domesticity.

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Description

Medium: Mezzotint, hand-coloured on hand laid (verge) fixed to glass paper.

Sheet size: 25.3 x 35.5 cm (9.96 x 13.98 inch). Image size: 25.3 x 35.5 cm. (9.96 x 13.98 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some minor surface abrasions, light foxing; image strong with visible plate mark and good tone. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MEZZOTINT, 18TH CENTURY, PHILIP MERCIER, RICHARD HOUSTON, TEA DRINKING, ALLEGORICAL PRINTS, MORNING, GENRE, DOMESTIC INTERIOR | EXPO-FRAMED

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Printed and published by Robert Sayer, London. Then fixed to a behind and attached to glass painting.

State: Unique item.

Biography engraver: Richard Houston (1721-1775) was a prominent Irish mezzotint engraver active in London. Known for translating paintings by artists such as Reynolds, Van Dyck, and Mercier into richly tonal mezzotints, often published by Robert Sayer.

Biography artist: Philip Mercier (1689-1760) was a German-born painter who became active in England, where he gained fame for his portraits and genre scenes, often with Rococo and sentimental themes. A forerunner of the English conversation piece.