Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Isaac Beckett, 1652/3–1719, British

after Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1653–1702, Dutch, active in Britain (from ca. 1660)
Title:
The Confession
Date:
between 1681 and 1688
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 1/16 inches (26.6 × 20.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "A Lovely La[...] [...] for [...] come"; inscribed on verso, center: "4- 307 - | void [...] Rufuli(?)"; lower center: "337"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.821
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rope | hands | woman | painting (visual work) | interior | gesture | curls | bowl (vessel) | monk | pattern (design element) | satire | man | chair | water | kneeling | genre subject | crucifix | cross (object) | cloak | religious and mythological subject | praying | smiling | confession | parody | masturbation | listening | pointing | commentary
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Darkness Into Light - The Early Mezzotint (Yale University Art Gallery, 1976-02-03 - 1976-04-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22512