Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766, Irish

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
Miss and her Kitten (Rural Life)
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 inches (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "53"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "P.83a Under | 230A"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1103
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cat (domestic cat) | figure study | genre subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22947