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John Rubens Smith, 1775–1849, British, Breaking the Ice, 1798
- Title:
Breaking the Ice
- Date:
- 1798
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 11/16 × 28 inches (55.1 × 71.1 cm), Plate: 18 × 21 13/16 inches (45.7 × 55.4 cm), Image: 17 3/8 × 21 3/4 inches (44.1 × 55.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "45520"
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by G. Morland."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by J.R. Smith Junr."; lettered, lower center: "London Published Oct.20.1798 by No.9 BREAKING THE ICE. J.R.Smith King Street Covent Garaden."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.11983
- 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:31568
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