1959.0098.052 Print
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Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    CONJUGAL HAPPINESS.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Sayer (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1765-1785

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0098.052


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Object Number

1959.0098.052

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

CONJUGAL HAPPINESS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Sayer (Publisher)
1725-02//1794
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.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; London, Printed for Rob.\t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at N.\o 53 in Fleet Street._

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17.21 (H) , 11 (W) , 13.67 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.72 (H) , 27.9 (W) , 13.67 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at left. OW at top. Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.3 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm). Chain interval: 2.5-2.7 cm.

Publisher Summary

Sayer, Robert

Place of Publication

No. 53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Sayer, Robert & Bennett, John. 1775 Sayer and Bennett's Catalogue of Prints for 1775.

[Book] Sayer, Robert & Bennett, John. 1970 Sayer and Bennett's Catalogue of Prints for 1775.
Illustrated: see pages 15 and 21.