Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British

after David Teniers the Younger, 1610–1690, Flemish

Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
The Enchantress
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 29 3/4 inches (54.9 × 75.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "HW | 1 ct, lc | 2436"; lower right: "The Enchantress | nu - / ox - "; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "392 | [...]"; lower center: "611 | 68"; lower right: "602"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.666
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
enchantress | animals | jewelry | chains | basket | vines | heads | reptiles | grotesques | fish | dogs (animals) | cave | wings | owl | woman | swords | anthropomorphism | metamorphoses ~ classical mythology | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22363