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Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, British, The Pretty Ballad Singer, 1769

Creator:

Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
after Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797
Published by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793

Title:

The Pretty Ballad Singer

Date:

1769

Medium:

Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount

Dimensions:

Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (42.6 x 29.2 cm), Plate: 13 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (35.2 x 25.1 cm), Image: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (32 x 25.1 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "S, 29 b | c"; lower center: "(16)"; lower right: "355"

Collector's mark, verso: Unidentified, three flowers (Lugt 2902)

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Hen. Morland pinxt,, | 7"; lower center: "Published as the Act directs. [date torn off surface of paper] | The pretty Ballad Singer. | Printed for CARINGTON BOWLES, Map & Printseller, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, LONDON."; lower right: "Phil. Dawe fecit."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1970.3.857

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22548

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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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