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Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British, Strephon and Chloe, 1801

Creator:

Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
after Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Published by S. W. Fores, 1761–1838

Title:

Strephon and Chloe

Additional Title(s):

Strephon & Chloe

Strephon and Cloe

Date:

1801

Medium:

Etching on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 1/16 x 13 1/16 inches (25.5 x 33.2 cm), Plate: 9 3/8 x 11 15/16 inches (23.8 x 30.3 cm), Image: 8 1/2 x 11 7/16 inches (21.6 x 29 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "44568 (encircled)"

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "J. Bretherton f."; lower center: "No. 134. | Strephon & Chloe. | Pubd July 1 1801 by S. W. Fores 50 Piccdilly [sic]."; lower right: "Mr. Bunbury del."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.11182

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Chloe, from Jonathan Swift's poem "Strephon and Chloe"
Swift, Jonathan (1667–1745), writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Strephon

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30646

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