The Mirror—Serena, and Flirtilla

John Raphael Smith1782

Details

Title: The Mirror—Serena, and Flirtilla
Creator: John Raphael Smith
Date Created: 1782
Subject Keywords: female genre, genre, mirrors, oval images
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed: “Design’d by J.R. Smith / Published Febr 12 1782 by J.R. Smith” with address
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. Weedon Endowment funds, 1993
Materials & Techniques: Stipple engraving printed in brown-black ink on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Scratched-letter proof; editioned print is inscribed: “Now pluck the rose, Flirtillas mirror cries/ Spring is Loves Season, and he bids ‘Be gay’/ Serenas mirror whispers, ‘Maid be wise’/ Tis thus you''ll find that every month is May.”
Dimensions: 1812
Bibliography: J.R. Smith catalogue (BM) cat. 29 as "The Mirror"; Frankau 242
Associated People: Created by John Raphael Smith (British (English), 1751-1812)
Accession Number: 1993.27.1

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