Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743, Britishafter Titian, 1488/90–1576, Italian
Title:
Annunciatio Beatae Mariae Virginis
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 inches (30.8 × 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso, lower left: "Lili[en]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "378"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso, lower right: "J. Smith"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1202
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | cloth | bookstand | angel | flowers | clouds | religious and mythological subject | Christianity | New Testament | Gospels | virgin | pregnancy | veil | listening | obedience | dove | the Annunciation: Mary kneeling - Mary to the left, the angel to the right