"The Fair Quaker" mezzotint, published by Sayer & Benett, London, 1782.
Condition as shown in the photographs; there is some damage at the bottom.
Dimensions with frame 46x34 cm.
For comparison see the British Museum collection, which holds an example from this series:
Museum number2010,7081.1023
TitleObject: The Fair Quaker
DescriptionA young woman walking in a field, carrying a small basket of flowers in both hands, smiling towards the viewer, preceded by a leaping dog; trees behind and a stile to right. 1782
Mezzotint with some etching
Production date1782
Production place
Published in: London (England)
Europe: British Isles: England: London (England)
DimensionsHeight: 356 millimetresWidth: 253 millimetres
Inscriptions
- Inscription type: inscription
- Inscription content: Lettered below the image with the title, quatrain in two columns 'She comes like some bright Angel from above ... She's all perfection, 'tis the blue eyed Maid.' and 'London Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, Chart, Map and Printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 11 July 1782'.
Curator's commentsSee also the reduced version: 2010,7081.1777
LocationNot on display
Acquisition date2010
Acquisition notesAcquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Friends of the British Museum, the Art Fund, Mrs Charles Wrightsman, the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and numerous individual donors.
With a collector's stamp verso: 'E.M.H.' in black ink in an oval. The NGS addition to Lugt idetifies this as that of Mrs. E.M. Hamilton, London.
DepartmentPrints and Drawings
Registration number2010,7081.1023
