Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790, British

after Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797, British

Published by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Title:
Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.8 x 28.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "S. 23"; lower center: "(17)"; lower right: "354"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.856
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
light | shadow | interior | leisure | woman | reading | ribbon | chiaroscuro | lace | flowers (plants) | lamp (lighting device) | choker | table | chair | costume | jewelry | earrings | gown | bracelets (jewelry) | book | genre subject | bow (costume accessory) | dark | flounces
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)

The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
Publications:
David Alexander, Painters and Engraving: The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 3, no. 3, NE631.2 .A43 (YCBA)

J. H. Plumb, The pursuit of happiness : a view of life in Georgian England : an exhibition selected from the Paul Mellon collection, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1977, pp. 40, 88, no. 45, N6766 Y34 1977 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22547