Print made by John Simon, 1675–1751, French, Winter, 1758
- Title:
- Winter
- Date:
- 1758
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 1/4 inches (26.4 × 36.2 cm), Plate: 10 × 13 7/8 inches (25.4 × 35.2 cm), Image: 9 3/8 × 13 13/16 inches (23.8 × 35.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "355"
Lettered, lower left: "N. Lancret pinx. | While chilly Blasts the Chrystal River freeze, | And pendent Icicles bedeck the Trees."; lettered, lower center: "Winter."; lettered, lower right: "J. Simon fecit. | The ardent Lover braves the Frost and Snow. | And gliding o'er the Ice with Chloe glows. | T. Burford Ex. 1758"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1152
- 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:22997
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