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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), A Lecture on Gadding, 1789

Creator:

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
after John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Published by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812

Title:

A Lecture on Gadding

Date:

1789

Medium:

Etching, stipple engraving, and mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 18 7/16 x 15 1/16 inches (46.9 x 38.2 cm), Plate: 15 7/8 x 12 15/16 inches (40.4 x 32.8 cm), Image: 13 1/8 x 11 1/16 inches (33.3 x 28.1 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "(IR74/583)"

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Lettered in brown ink, lower center: "Painted by J. R. Smith"; lower center: "A LECTURE ON GADDING. | Publishd Jany. 1, 1789 by I. R. Smith No. 31 King Street Covent Garden"; lower right: "Engrav'd by F. Bartolozzi R A"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.13116

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Bannister, John (1760–1836), actor

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6407

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