Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britainafter Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Scytheman's Refreshment
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 inches (36.1 x 26.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "No 2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11955
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
drinking | labor | hay | scythe | genre subject | figure study | tankard | breeches (trousers) | coat | boy | laborer | food | bale
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. 46, no. 183, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)