Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
A School of Girls
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches (28.8 x 34 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "#55"; lower right: "411. 2. I."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.888
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
books | genre subject | cravat | hats | dresses | school | inkstand | man | quill | girls | teacher | master | touch | satire | gesture | interior | education | schoolgirls
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. 61, no. 262, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22579