Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:: Lady Sarah Bunbury, Pouring Libations to the Graces
Date:: 1766
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/8 × 16 1/16 inches (63.8 × 40.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Lady Sarah Bunbury"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Sacrifice [...] graces [...] Lady Bunbury. [...]"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Vol.1 P.58"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.9821
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: sacrifice | woman | slipper | flower (plant) | drapery | chair | servant | pitcher | dish | pouring | sitting | standing | ritual | smoke | snake | incense | belt | robe | vase | leaf | tree | cloud | statue | embrace | offering | crown | portrait | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:32747