Print made by James Walker, 1748–1808, British, The Spell, or Hobnelia, 1783
- Title:
- The Spell, or Hobnelia
- Former Title(s):
- Servant Girl
- Date:
- 1783
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 1/8 × 15 1/4 inches (53.7 × 38.7 cm), Plate: 19 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (50.5 × 35.3 cm), Image: 18 1/2 × 13 7/8 inches (47 × 35.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark
Lettered, below image, lower left: "Painted by Jas. Northcote"; lower center: "Published April the 15th 1783 by Jas Walker No 49 upper Mary le Bone Street"; lower right: "Engraved by Jas. Walker"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12152
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dog (animal) | genre subject | girl | hat | literary theme | snail | window
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31953
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Mark (Andrew Mark), Ledbury, James Northcote, history painting, and the Fables, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2014, pp. 54, 55, fig. 48, NJ18.N79 L43 2014 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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