Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Young, 1755–1825, British

after Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810, German, active in Britain (from 1760)

Published by John Young, 1755–1825, British
Title:
The Flower Girl
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches (41 x 33.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "Mrs. Kirell G. Arnold [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14616
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
street vendor | science | girl | woman | botany | flowers (plants) | genre subject | basket | cape | hat | dress
Currently On View:
Not on view
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. . ., , Martino Pub., Mansfield Centre, CT, 2004, v. 4, p. 1646, Young no. 79, NE1816.G7 S58 2004
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40678