Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in BritainPublished by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, Britishafter Philippe Mercier, 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Housewife's Employment
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (35 x 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "-4"; lower center: "268"; in brown ink, upper left: "20070";
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.878
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
peasant | domestic | woman | churn | figure study | cap | apron | dress | bonnet | genre subject | butter | working | curls | labor
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
John Ingamells, A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings of Philip Mercier, Volume of the Walpole Society, vol. 46, Walpole Society, 1976-8, p. 46, no. 180, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)