Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766, Irishafter Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Seamstress
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 inches (35.9 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "274"; lower right: "S./[]1028, no 82"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1101
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figure study | genre subject | seamstress
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. 47, no. 184, pl. 14e, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)