Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
L. Truchy, 1721–1764

after Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Title:
Pamela is represented in this first Piece, writing in her late Lady's dressing room, her History being known only by her letters. She is here surprised by Mr. B. who improves this occasion to further his designs
Date:
1762
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 11 3/4 x 14 13/16in. (29.8 x 37.6cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.24.48
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
frame (furnishing) | letters | dressing room | genre subject | table | books | writing | painting (visual work) | quill pen | inkwell
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Naomi Clifford, Basic Instincts, The art of Joseph Highmore at the Foundling Museum, https://www.naomiclifford.com/basic-instincts-the-art-of-joseph-highmore-at-the-foundling-museum/ , Love, Life and Death in the Georgian Era, January 11, 2018, Available Online

Kathryn James, English Paleography and Manuscript Culture, 1500-1800, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, p. 78, fig. 94, Z115.E5 J36 2020+ (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:18213