Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain

Published by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Choice
Date:
1737
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/8 inches (27 x 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "#50"; lower left: "S 412"; lower right: "The Choice | J. Faber"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.893
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arch | steeple | church | men | nobility | leisure | gesture | wooing | courtship | woman | table | drapery | purse | costume | gown | sack | collar | hats | genre subject | coins
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
John Ingamells, A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings of Philip Mercier, Volume of the Walpole Society, vol. 46, Walpole Society, 1976-8, p. 56, no. 239, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22584