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Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794
Published by John Ryall, active 1755–1762
Published by Robert Withy, active 1750–1765
after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Title:
Youth Playing Bagpipes
Former Title(s):
Boy Playing a Musette (Boy with Bagpipes, Joueur de Cornemuse)
Part Of:

Collective Title: Rural Life

Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.6 × 22.6 cm), Image: 11 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches (28.9 x 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "e\"; lower center: "405. 3. II. | 264"

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Ph. Mercier, Pinxt."; lower center: "Rural Life. | London Printed for Robt,, Sayer, Jno,, Ryall & Robt,, Withy in Fleet Street."; lower right: "J. Faber fecit."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.877
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bagpipes | boy | child | collar | genre subject | hat | music | rural | tree
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22568
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John Ingamells, A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings of Philip Mercier, Volume of the Walpole Society, vol. 46, Walpole Society, 1976-8, p. 46, no. 178, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]


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