John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, Britishafter Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
"William and Margaret"
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 23 11/16 inches (49.5 × 60.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by J. Wright"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver | to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales"; lettered, lower left: "Twas at the silent solemn hour | When night and morning meet"; lettered, lower right: "In glided Margarets grimly ghost | And stood at William's feet"; lettered, lower center: "WILLIAM and MARGARET | From the celebrated ballad in Piercies Religues of Antient English Poetry Vol 3 XVI | London Published June 1 1802 by R.Ackermann at his Repository of Arts N.101 Strand"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.332
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Matthew Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby : Painter of darkness, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, 2020, pp. 296-297, fig. 192, NJ18.W95 C72 2020+ (YCBA)