Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British, John Ashton, 1770
- Title:
- John Ashton
- Date:
- 1770
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 5/16 inches (54.1 × 38.9 cm), Plate: 19 15/16 × 13 15/16 inches (50.6 × 35.4 cm), Image: 18 3/16 × 13 7/8 inches (46.2 × 35.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: Master Ashton"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "1749 | 320 | Master Ashton | 1st state | extremely rare | 22"; lower right: "9803"
Watermark
Lettered, lower left: "Jos Wright Pinx"; lettered, lower center: "Published Novr.26th, 1770 & Sold by W.Pether on Gt. Russell St. Bloom"; lettered, lower right: "W.Pether Fecit 1770."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.696
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22393
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