Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British

after Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British

Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
A Shepherd Boy
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 11/16 x 11 15/16 inches (42.4 x 30.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "21 3/4 x 18"; lower left: "339 (circled)"; lower right: "R. Earlom | Shepherd Boy"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.377
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | gazing | child | shepherd's crook | shepherd | vines | boy | trees | landscape | cloak | genre subject | resting | barefoot | dog (animal)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21873