Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

William Say, 1768–1834, British

And Charles Turner, 1774–1857, British

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British

Title:

The Society of Dilettanti

Date:

between 1800 and 1820

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 20 1/2 × 15 1/4 inches (52.1 × 38.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "billet an le freight | No.2"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1978.43.1014

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Publications:

J. H. Plumb, The pursuit of happiness : a view of life in Georgian England : an exhibition selected from the Paul Mellon collection, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1977, pp. 38, 84, no. 36 (2), N6766 Y34 1977 (YCBA)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49998