Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British, Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher, 1779
- Title:
- Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher
- Date:
- 1779
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 11/16 x 9 13/16 inches (32.2 x 24.9 cm), Plate: 9 7/16 x 7 3/16 inches (24 x 18.2 cm), Image: 6 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches (17.5 x 14.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "368"
Lettered, lower center: "ABELARD. To philantus. P. 65 | I Saw Eloisa, I spoke to her; -- each Action, each confused Look, told her the Trouble of my Soul. | Done from the Original Drawing, by Edward Fisher, ~ | And Publish'd Oct,,r 23,,d 1779 by him at his Print - Shop, No,,11 Ludgate Stree."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.907
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- book | curls | French | gesturing | letters | lover | man | Medieval | oval | philosopher | portrait | posing | reading | scholar
- Associated People:
- Abelard, Peter (1079–1142), medieval French scholastic philosopher
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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