Print made by John Young, 1755–1825, British, The Water Cress Girl, 1785
- Title:
- The Water Cress Girl
- Additional Title(s):
- The Watercress Girl
- Date:
- 1785
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (41 x 33.7 cm), Plate: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm), Image: 13 3/4 x 11 inches (34.9 x 27.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: I F P, circle (not in Lugt); collector's mark: Paul Mellon
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Painted by J. Zoffany R A"; lower center: "THE WATER CRESS GIRL. | Engrav'd From The Original Picture In The Possession Of Jacob Wilkinson Esqr. | Publish'd Jany. 1st. 1785 by J. Young No. 28 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London"; lower right: "Engrav'd by J Young"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14615
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basket | bonnet | cape | dress | genre subject | girl | hood | street vendor | vegetables
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40675
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Mary Webster, Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1976, p. 70, no. 89, NJ18 Z68 W43 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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