William Ward, 1766–1826, British, The Widow's Tale, 1789
- Title:
- The Widow's Tale
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Colored mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 22 3/4 × 16 13/16 inches (57.8 × 42.7 cm), Plate: 21 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches (55.2 × 40 cm), Image: 20 3/8 × 15 5/8 inches (51.8 × 39.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "2161 | m8/-/-[fol]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "R1524"
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by J.R. Smith"; lettered, lower right: "Engravd by W. Ward"; lettered, lower center: "THE WIDOW'S TALE | LONDON Pub June 2 1789 by J.R.smith King Street Covt Garden"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13126
- 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:37678
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