Print made by William Say, 1768–1834, Britishafter Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
The Dilettanti Society
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (proof before letters) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 1/4 × 18 inches (61.6 × 45.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "15903 | CA/CX/-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.119
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
wine | portrait | book | genre subject | conversation piece | vase | bottles | drinking glasses | costume | men | food | society | Grand Tour
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pearls to Pyramids: British Visual Culture and the Levant, 1600–1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-02-07 - 2008-04-28)The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
Publications:
Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830 [wall labels], Yale Center for British Art, 2008, p. 39, V 2576 (YCBA)Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2008, p. 16, V1880