Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in BritainPublished by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, Britishafter Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Scytheman's Refreshment
Date:
between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.9 × 22.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "270"; lower right: "S420"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.885
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
laborer | tankard | boy | bale | man | figure study | food | drinking | genre subject | breeches (trousers) | labor | coat | hay | scythe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
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. 183, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)