Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, British

after George Carter, 1737–1794, British

Print made by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British

Title:

The Old Ballad Singer

Date:

1775

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/8 inches (36.2 × 25.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "H Walton, pinxt"; lower right: "174"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1970.3.760

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters, 1730-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-10-05 - 2006-12-31)

Publications:

Timothy J. Barringer, Art & music in Britain : four encounters, 1730-1900 (exhibition and label text), , New Haven, 2006, [p. 35], V 1699:1 (YCBA)

Timothy J. Barringer, Art & music in Britain : four encounters, 1730-1900, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2006, pp. 6-7, 14, V 1699 (YCBA)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22457