Object Number 1955.0014.001

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

CONJUGAL PEACE.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
1774-1785

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

February 14 1782 (1782-1782)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; London, Printed for R. Sayer and J Bennett, Map & Printsellers, N.\o 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 14, Feb. 1782.

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint with roulette and minimal burin work

Dimensions (inches)

18.5 (H) , 12 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.1 (H) , 30.6 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm). H at left. W at bottom. Frame H: 23.8 in. (60.5 cm). Frame W: 17.8 in. (45.2 cm). Frame D: 0.8 in. (2.0 cm).

Publisher Summary

Robert Sayer & John Bennett

Publication Date

02/14/1782

Place of Publication

53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 67, pp. 170-171.