Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Title:
Griffin and Johnson
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8 inches (46.5 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Griffin & Johnson | in the Character's (sic) of Tribulation & Ananias, in the Alchemist"; lower right: "P. Van Bleek fecit"; on mount, lower center: "P. VAN BLEEK : GRIFFIN AND JOHNSON"; on back, lower left: "c"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.34.1
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
book | money | ink bottle | pen | jugs | bag | costume | table | hats | coats | collars | quill (feather) | gesture | comedy | interior | pattern (design element) | men | actors | column (architectural element) | door | pillar | fireplace | lace | cloth | tassels | ink | holding | talking | literary theme | performance | play | The Alchemist
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44673