Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, British

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
The Dilettanti Society
Date:
between 1800 and 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (proof before titles) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 5/8 × 20 1/8 inches (70.2 × 51.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "452 | Sd- the first | L25 [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.118
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pearls to Pyramids: British Visual Culture and the Levant, 1600–1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-02-07 - 2008-04-28)

The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
Publications:
Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830 [wall labels], Yale Center for British Art, 2008, p. 39, V 2576 (YCBA)

Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2008, p. 16, V1880
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22009