Palemon and Lavinia

John Raphael Smith1780

Details

Title: Palemon and Lavinia
Creator: John Raphael Smith after William Lawrenson
Date Created: 1780
Subject Keywords: genre, literature (writings)
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “Painted by W. Lawranson”; inscribed in plate, lower right: “Engraved by J.R. Smith”; inscribed in plate, lower center: “Palemon and Lavinia” and 3 lines of verse from Thompson’s “Seasons”
Print State: Only state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1992
Materials & Techniques: Mezzotint with hand coloring on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Published 10 November 1780 by James Birchall and J. R. Smith
Dimensions: 1812
Bibliography: Frankau 264
Associated People: Created by John Raphael Smith (British (English), 1751-1812), After William Lawrenson (British, active 1765-1780)
Accession Number: 1992.10.1

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