Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    JANUARY. JANVIER.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Richard Earlom (Mezzotinter)

    Robert Dighton the Elder (Painter)

    Carington Bowles (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    June 24 1784 (1784-1784)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint with minimal burin work, Engraving

  • Museum Object Number:

    1964.0892.001 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1964.0892.001 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

JANUARY. JANVIER.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Richard Earlom (Mezzotinter)
1743-1822
References: Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits, vol. 1, pp. 242-43.

Robert Dighton the Elder (Painter)
c.1752-1814

Carington Bowles (Publisher)
1724-1793
Carington Bowles (1724-1793) was trained by his father John Bowles (1701-1779) and they traded together from 1754 to 1764 as John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill. John's brother, Thomas Bowles (1695 or 1712-1767), had a similar business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington took over in 1764 when his uncle retired. Carington and John then began trading separately under their own names. Carington was succeeded by his son Henry Carington Bowles (1763-1830), who printed under the name Bowles and Carver. John was succeeded by Robert Wilkinson.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

June 24 1784 (1784-1784)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles,
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; R. Dighton del.
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; N.\o 69 in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, London _
4. Inscription; Bottom center; Published as the Act directs, 24 June 1784.

Subjects

Allegory; Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint with minimal burin work, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

14.5 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.8 (H) , 26.3 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left) 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 9.9 in. (25.1 cm). Chain intervals: 2.5-2.8 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Publisher Summary

Bowles, Carington

Publication Date

06/24/1784

Place of Publication

No. 69, St. Pauls Church Yard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

P TOMAS/ FIN/ DANGOVMOIS

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Kraak, Deborah E. 01//2008 "Early Protective Covers for Upholstered Furniture: Fit, Fabric, and Applicability to Today's Interiors. Antiques and Fine Art. 8 (3): 254-259.
Published: p. 255.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
Published: nos. 79-80, pp. 188-89 (object nos. 64.892.2 & .12 from series).
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: nos. 152-55, pp. 229-31 (object nos. 64.892.2, .6, .10 & .12 from series).