Head and Shoulders of a Boy in Three-quarter Profile to Left

Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743, British, Head and Shoulders of a Boy in Three-quarter Profile to Left, 1683

Creator:: Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743
after Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607–1677
Title:: Head and Shoulders of a Boy in Three-quarter Profile to Left
Former Title(s):: Negro Boy
Date:: 1683
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 × 3 1/2 inches (10.2 × 8.9 cm), Plate: 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.3 × 7 cm), Image: 3 3/16 × 2 3/4 inches (8.1 × 7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "1683"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "J. Smith? | 719"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1970.3.1240
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23088
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