Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, Britishafter Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810, German, active in Britain (from 1760)Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, British
Title:
Life School at the Royal Academy
Date:
1773
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/8 x 28 7/8 inches (52.4 x 73.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "Dr. Daniell | March '65 | with key"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14607
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Royal Academy of Arts | brushes | rope | academy | men | lamps | canes | palette | urn | hourglass | paintings | sculptures | busts | nudes | painting (visual work) | drawing | school | chandelier | portrait | historical subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-02-14 - 2019-05-20)First Academies - Benjamin West and the Founding of the RA and PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2018-03-09 - 2018-06-03)
Publications:
John Chaloner Smith, British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century : arranged according to the engravers, the inscriptions given at full length, and the variations of state precisely set forth : acc , Martino Pub., Mansfield Centre, CT, 2004, v.1, pp. 243-44, Earlom no. 1, NE1816.G7 S58 2004