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Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
after Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Title:

Sweet China Oranges, Sweet China

Additional Title(s):

The Cries of London, Plate 3

Oranges sucrèes, Oranges fines.

Part Of:

Collective Title: The Cries of London

Date:
1794
Medium:
Color printed etching, aquatint and stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/16 × 13 1/2 inches (43.7 × 34.3 cm), Plate: 16 1/2 × 12 7/8 inches (41.9 × 32.7 cm), Image: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.2 × 27.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, center top: "4" | <3-A>; lower left: "12926 13" | encircled "5"

Lettered below image, lower left: "Painted by F. Wheatley R.A."; lower right: "Engraved by L. Schiavonetti."; lower center: "CRIES | of | LONDON | Plate 3r | Sweet China Oranges, sweet China. | Oranges sucrées, Oranges fines. | London pub'd as the Act Directs July1794 by Colnaghi & Co., No. 132 Pall Mall."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.12.4
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23437
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Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]


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