Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790, British, The Children in the Wood, 1772
- Title:
- The Children in the Wood
- Date:
- 1772
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 3/8 × 15 1/8 inches (49.2 × 38.4 cm), Plate: 14 7/8 × 11 inches (37.8 × 27.9 cm), Image: 12 7/8 × 10 15/16 inches (32.7 × 27.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "13273 | 151 | 150"; lower left: "255"; lower right: "J. Watson | Children in the Wood"
Collector's mark: R. Brandt (Lugt 2191)
Lettered, lower left: "Sr Jos. Reynolds pinxt."; lettered, lower right: "Ja. Watson fecit"; lettered, lower center: "Publishd According to Act of Parleament June 2 1772 . by James Watson Queen Anne Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.287
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21779
- Export:
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- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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