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Sylvia
John Raphael Smith, William Peters1778
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States
Details
- Title: Sylvia
- Creator: John Raphael Smith after Matthew William Peters
- Date Created: 1778
- Subject Keywords: erotica, nudes, sexuality
- Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate: “Engraved by J.R. Smith, from an Original Picture of W. Peters, R.A., in the Collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Melbourne”
- 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, 1995
- Materials & Techniques: Mezzotint on laid paper. Watermark: Unidentified two bands with letters
- Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
- Edition: Published 28 December 1778 by J. R. Smith and Torre, London
- Dimensions: 1812
- Bibliography: Frankau 342; Chaloner Smith, Walker, 24; Manners, Peters, painting repro plate XIII; see DAC object file
- Associated People: Created by John Raphael Smith (British (English), 1751-1812), After Matthew William Peters (British (English), 1742-1814)
- Accession Number: 1995.41.1
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