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Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer", ca. 1739

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Creator:

Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794
after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760

Title:

A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"

Date:

ca. 1739

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.7 x 33.5 cm), Plate: 9 5/16 x 12 13/16 inches (23.7 x 32.6 cm), Image: 8 9/16 x 12 3/4 inches (21.8 x 32.4 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brown ink, center right: "Plate missing none left"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "272"

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Ph,, Mercier Invt,, et Pinxt,,"; lower center: "A SCENE in the RECRUITING OFFICER. | Printed for Robt,, Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street."; lower right: "J. Faber Fecit."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1970.3.883

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

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Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22574

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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. 61, no. 260, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]

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