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Print made by John Blackmore, active 1740–1780, Samuel Foote Esq, 1771

Creator:

Print made by John Blackmore, active 1740–1780
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Published by William Wynne Ryland, 1732–1783

Title:

Samuel Foote Esq.

Date:

1771

Medium:

Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 17 13/16 × 13 inches (45.3 × 33 cm), Image: 16 1/4 × 13 inches (41.2 × 33 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Lettered, in black ink, lower left under image: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds."; lower center: "Samuel Foote Esq,,r | Publish'd June Ye 4.th 1771. accor.g to Act of Parliament by W. W. Ryland in Cornhill. ~ "; lower right under image: "Engrav'd by J. Blackmore."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.12818

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Foote, Samuel (bap. 1721, d. 1777), actor and playwright

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38429

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