[An old woman letting a boy light his candle] [graphic]
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16850841
Description
- Title
- [An old woman letting a boy light his candle] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- From an original painting in the possession of George Rogers Esqr
- Creator
- Wheatley, Francis, 1747-1801, printmaker
- Contributor
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Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, artist.
Schalcken, Godfried, 1643-1706, artist.
Bowen, Thomas, fl. 1768-1772, publisher. - Published / Created
- [approximately 1770]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Bowen, opposite the Hay Market, Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"Old woman and a boy with candles; he leans over her shoulder from the left to light his candle; she holds a basket and shields the flame with her hand; after a copy by Schalken after Rubens (Rooses 862)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title devised by curator; alternative title from text engraved below image.
Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1901,0611.24.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Engraved after the painting now in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels (inv. 8503). This painting might be the one owned by Horace Walpole and kept in the Great Parlour (Refectory) at Strawberry Hill.
Formerly laid in at page 27 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12. - Provenance
- Sabin; August 1927. Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 32.6 x 24 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Reproductions
Mezzotints England London 1770
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subjects
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Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England > London > 1770
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13259103
- Object ID (OID)
- 16850841
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