Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, The Swain's Amusement, between 1748 and 1756
- Title:
- The Swain's Amusement
- Additional Title(s):
- A Young Male Playing Drum and Fife
- Part Of:
- Date:
- between 1748 and 1756
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 inches (36 x 26 cm), Plate: 12 15/16 x 8 7/8 inches (32.8 x 22.5 cm), Image: 11 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (28.9 x 22.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Ph: Mercier Pinxt."; lower center: "Rural Life."; lower right: "J. Faber fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.11959
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bow (costume accessory) | boy | child | costume | drum (musical instrument) | fife | figure study | frock coat | genre subject | music | peasant | rural | tricorne | waistcoat
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52065
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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. 193, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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