Museum Object Number1969.2818 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Out of Egypt have I Call'd my Son.
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
J. Johnson (Mezzotinter)
Peter Paul Rubens (Painter)
Robert Sayer (Publisher)
Sayer became active as a printseller as early as the late 1740s. He built up his stock of copper plates by taking over others’ inventories, first Philip Overton, then James McArdell when he died in 1765. He worked in partnership with John Bennett from around 1774 to 1785, then operated alone again through 1793. When he died in February 1794, the firm (along with Sayer’s stock of plates) were taken over by another London print firm, Laurie & Whittle.
15771725
164002//1794
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1760-1780
1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; P. P. Rubens Pinx..\t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; J.. Johnson Fec.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom center; Printed for Rob..\t Sayer, Map & Printseller, N:\o 53, Fleet Street.
Religious imagery
Ink; Watercolor; Paint; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
Some of the paints used appear to be too thick and opaque to be watercolors.
14.4 (H) , 10.46 (W) , 13.76 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)
36.7 (H) , 26.58 (W) , 13.76 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)
H at left. W near top. Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.0 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm).
Sayer, Robert
No. 53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
none
Hand colored
Text available soon.