Print made by John Murphy, ca. 1748–1820, Britishafter James Northcote, 1746–1831, BritishPublished by James Daniell, active ca. 1780–1820, British
Title:
[Animals: an eagle with a dead pheasant, watched by a fox]
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 24 1/4 inches (49.2 × 61.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower left: "J.Northcote R.A. pinx."; lower center: "London Publifhed Decr. 9 1799 by James Daniell & Co. | No.6 Great Charlotte Street, Blackfriar's Road"; lower right: "J. Murphy fculpt."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.754
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fox (animal) | death | pheasant | animal art | eagle (bird)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)