Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Humphrey, 1745–1810, British

after Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788, British
Title:
A Vestal Virgin
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 9/16 × 11 13/16 inches (42.1 × 30 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "121"; lower right: "S-p716.no25"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.969
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fire | pillar | veil | ewer | smoke | sacrifice | temple | Vestal virgin(s) | priestess- Roman religion | religious and mythological subject | Roman | virgin
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22659