Print

Print

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Print

Entry/Object ID

A 61.2 b

Description

Colored mezzotint in a period frame depicting summer.

Type of Print

Mezzotint

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Category

Prints/Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

A 61.2

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1961

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Sayer

Role

Publisher

Artist

Unknown

Role

Artist

Date made

1786

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Now swarms the village o'er the jovial mead The rustic youth, brown with meridian toil Healthful and strong, full as the summer rose Blown by prevailing suns, the rudy maid Half naked, swelling on the sight, and all her kindled graces burning o'er her cheek. London/Published as the Act directs May 12th, 1786 by R. SAYER, Map, Chart & Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street

Material/Technique

Printed

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Published in 1786 by Robert Sayer, Map, chart, and bookseller, No. 53 Fleet Street, London. Purchase, William C. Kennedy 6/10/61