Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790, Britishafter Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797, BritishPublished by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Title:
Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (41 x 27.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Hen. Morland pinxt,,"; lower center: "Published as the Act directs [date torn off surface of paper] | Reading by a Paper-bell Shade. | Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London."; lower right: "Phil. Dawe fecit."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection