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Print made by John Young, 1755–1825, British, A Woman Swearing her Child to a Grave Citizen, 1816
- Title:
- A Woman Swearing her Child to a Grave Citizen
- Date:
- 1816
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 3/4 × 23 1/4 inches (47.6 × 59.1 cm), Plate: 18 × 22 inches (45.7 × 55.9 cm), Image: 15 7/8 × 21 inches (40.3 × 53.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Proof"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "#52"; lower right: 82 Under | 490"
Lettered below image: "Engraved from the original Picture of Hogarth, in the possession of the Revd. Thos. Walley, by Jon. Young, Engraver in Mezzotinto to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. | A WOMAN SWEARING HER CHILD TO A GRAVE CITIZEN. | London, Published June 1, 1816, by the Engraver, No.65 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.541
- 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:22231
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