Object Number 1953.0187.006

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

To the RIGHT HON.\BLE The EARL of MOIRA,/ THIS Plate, TAKEN ON THE SPOT IN THE COUNTY OF DOWNE,/ Representing Spinning, Reeling with the Clock Reel, and Boiling the Yarn;/ Is most respectfully Dedicated by his Lordships much obliged & humble Servant, W,,\m Hincks.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Hincks (Designer, engraver and publisher)
1752-1797

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

August 8 1783 (1783-1783)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; W.\m Hincks Del. et Sculp.
2. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; Publish'd as the Act directs London Aug.\t 8\th 1783 by W.\m Hincks.

Subjects

Genre scene; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Stipple Etched, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.8 (H) , 17 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 15.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.1 (H) , 43.3 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 15.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.2 cm). Plate W: 16.7 in. (42.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Hincks, William

Publication Date

08/08/1783

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

Watermark

None

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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