Mezzotint, Mama at Romps

Name/Title

Mezzotint, "Mama at Romps"

Entry/Object ID

A 61.5 e

Type of Print

Engraving

Category

Prints/Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

A 61.5

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1961

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Adam Buck

Attribution

After

Artist

Samuel Freeman

Role

Engraver

Date made

1810

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

MAMA AT ROMPS London Published April 2nd 1810 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Art 101 Strand Which is by pleasure most beguiled The Mother or her darling child As both pursue the playful game The real pleasure is the same For while the Infant smiles appear The mother feels the enraptured dear.

Material/Technique

Printed