William Woollett, 1735–1785, Britishafter George Smith, 1714–1776, British
Title:
The Rural Cott
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with chine collé; proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/8 × 24 1/8 inches (48.6 × 61.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "The RURAL COTT. | Engraved after an Original Picture of Mr. GEO. SMITH, in the Possession of Mr. Bradford."; lettered, lower left: "G. Smith pinxt. | 'Tis done!... dread WINTER spreads his latest glooms. | And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd Year. | How dead the Vegetable Kingdom lies! | How dunb the Tuneful! Horror wide extends | His desolate Domain.-"; lettered, lower right: "Wm. Woollett Sculpt." | ----Behold, fond Man! | See here thy pictur'd life, pass some few Years, | Thy Flowering Spring, thy Summers ardent Strength, | Thy sober Autumn fading into Age, | And pale concluding Winter comes at last, | And shuts the Scene."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.307
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)