Print (Etching)

Museum Object Number 1966.1087 A

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

SAINT JOHN PREACHING IN THE WILDERNESS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Browne (Etcher)

Richard Earlom (Draftsman)

Salvator Rosa (Painter)

John Boydell (Publisher)

Creator Notes

References: Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits, vol. 1, pp. 242-43.

Date of Birth

1741174316151719

Date of Death

1801182216731804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 2 1768 (1768-1768)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Salvatore Rosa Pinx\t R. Earlom delin\t
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; J. Boydell excudit 1768.
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; John Browne Sculpsit.
4. Inscription; Bottom center; Published May 2.\d 1768.

Subjects

Armorial device; Religious imagery; Landscape; Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched with burin work, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

18.75 (H) , 25 (W) , 18.75 (Image H) , 22.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.62 (H) , 63.5 (W) , 18.75 (Image H) , 22.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H not available; trimmed off along top margin. Plate W: 24.0 in. (61.0 cm). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm could not be measured due to mount.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

05/02/1768

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 132, pp. 206-207.