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Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826, British, Suspence, 1788
- Title:
Suspence
- Date:
- 1788
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 7/8 × 14 1/4 inches (32.7 × 36.2 cm), Image: 11 13/16 × 13 13/16 inches (30 × 35.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "#52"
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Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Moreland | This tormenting suspence my fond hopes o'er cast, | Lest the Youth of my choice prove unkind."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by W. Ward | Be patient sweet Mistress, the appointment's not past, | And I'm certain he'll not be behind."; lettered, lower center: "SUSPENCE. | London, Publish'd May 1st: 1788 by W. Dickinson Bond Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.575
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22271
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