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Creator:
Print made by John Young, 1755–1825
after Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Published by John Young, 1755–1825
Title:

The Water Cress Girl

Additional Title(s):

The Watercress Girl

Date:
1785
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (41 x 33.7 cm), Plate: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm), Image: 13 3/4 x 11 inches (34.9 x 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Collector's mark, verso: I F P, circle (not in Lugt); collector's mark: Paul Mellon

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Painted by J. Zoffany R A"; lower center: "THE WATER CRESS GIRL. | Engrav'd From The Original Picture In The Possession Of Jacob Wilkinson Esqr. | Publish'd Jany. 1st. 1785 by J. Young No. 28 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London"; lower right: "Engrav'd by J Young"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14615
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | bonnet | cape | dress | genre subject | girl | hood | street vendor | vegetables
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40675
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Mary Webster, Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1976, p. 70, no. 89, NJ18 Z68 W43 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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