Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French

after Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Title:
Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (37.4 x 47.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on front, lower right: "54,16,1f"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.329(f)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
escape | sunflowers | literary theme | vines | plants | shrubs | trees | walls | prisoner | secrets | secrecy | walking | women | servants | man | vases | genre subject | bonnets | tricorn | cloak | dresses | garden | costume | path | correspondence | letters | landscape | custody | Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740) by Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) | novel
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52145