Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798, British

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British

Published by John Dean, 1754–1798, British
Title:
The Schoolboy
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 7/8 inches (39.5 x 30.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "Schoolboy"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "21 3/4 x 18"; upper right: "b"; lower left: "8.0(?)"; lower right: "277 (encircled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.313
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boy | coat | book | collar | child | shadow | light | dark | school | student | ruffles | chiaroscuro | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rembrandt in Eighteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, 1983-10-19 - 1983-12-30)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21805