Object Number 1969.2806

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Untitled (Scratch-letter proof of English Farm Yard)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

G. Paterson (Engraver)

John Frederick Herring (Painter)
1795-1865

Lloyd Brothers & Co. (Publisher)
c. 1850-c. 1860

Williams, Stevens, Williams & Co. (Publisher)
c. 1850-c. 1860
References: Peters, America on Stone, p. 403.

T. Brooker (Printer)
Possibly Thomas Brooker.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

January 1857 (1857-1857)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Painted by J. F. Herring.
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; London. Published Jan.\y 1857, by Lloyd Brothers & C,,\o 22, Ludgate Hill
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved by G. Paterson.
4. Inscription; Bottom center; Entered according to Act of Congress by Williams Stevens Williams & C,,\o in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
5. Inscription; Bottom right; Printed by T. Brooker.
6. Mark; Bottom right corner; Oval with "PRINTSELLERS/ ASSOCIATION" at top and bottom and "DMK" in middle

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Etched, Chine collé

Dimensions (inches)

29.46 (H) , 39.7 (W) , 22.33 (Image H) , 34.01 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

74.84 (H) , 100.8 (W) , 22.33 (Image H) , 34.01 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at right. Plate H (at left): 26.2 in. (66.6 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 36.9 in. (93.6 cm).

Publisher Summary

Lloyd Brothers & Co.

Publication Date

01//1857

Place of Publication

22 Ludgate Hill, London, England, United Kingdom Europe; New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

Scratch-letter proof

Watermark

none

Object Description

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