Object Number 1959.0007.012 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The PAINTING Room.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher and seller)
1774-1785

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

January 8 1782 (1782-1782)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; London, Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, Map, Chart & Printsellers, N.\o 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 8, Jan\y 1782.

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.9 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.9 (H) , 27.3 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left) 14.0 in. (35.5 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 9.9 in. (25.1 cm). Chain intervals: 3 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Robert Sayer & John Bennett

Publication Date

01/08/1782

Place of Publication

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

Watermark

Center (not completely visible): grape inside a circle

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Watermark comparable to Heawood, in Watermarks, vol. 1.

Object Description

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