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Creator:
Print made by Anthony Cardon, 1772–1813
after Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Published by Colnaghi, established 1760, active ca. 1785–1911
Title:
A New Love Song, Only ha'Penny a Piece
Additional Title(s):

The Cries of London, plate11

Chanson nouvelles deux sols le livret
Part Of:

Collective Title: Cries of London

Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed etching, aquatint, and stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 13 5/16 inches (42.5 × 33.8 cm), Plate: 16 5/8 × 13 inches (42.2 × 33 cm), Image: 14 × 10 7/8 inches (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, center top: encircled "1"; lower left: "12926 13" | encircled "4" and "16 1/4 x 13"

Lettered below image, lower left: "Painted by F. Wheatley R.A.; lower right: "Engraved by A. Cardon" | lower center: "CRIES | of | LONDON | Plate 11 | A New Song only ha'penny a piece | Chanson nouvelles deux sols le livret. | London pub.d as the Act directs 1st March 1796 by Colnaghi & Co. late Torres, No. 127 Pall Mall."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.12.12
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23453
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Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]

Sean Shesgreen, Hawkers, beggars and quacks : portraits from the Cries of London, Bodleian Library, Oxford, 2021, pp. 50-51, no. 15, NJ18 .L297 S54 2021 (LC) [OCLC]


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