Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, Britishafter Giovanni Guercino, 1591–1666, ItalianPublished by Sayer & Bennett, 1725–1794, British
Title:
Virgin and Child
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches (44.1 x 31.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "#127"; lower right: "nog(?)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1304
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
coat of arms | book | nude | cloak | Christianity | heraldic motif | crest | mother | child | son | boy | woman | teaching | reading | finch | Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length) | Mary teaches the Christ-child to read | Christ-child holding something in his hand, e.g. apple, bird, cherries, crucifix, grapes, paper wind-mill ~ Madonna-representations | religious and mythological subject | bird | veil