Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain

Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, British

Published by John Ryall, active 1755–1762, British

Published by Robert Withy, active 1750–1765, British

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Swain's Amusement
Date:
between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 9 3/16 inches (33.7 x 23.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "S 407 / II"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.873
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tricorne | bow (costume accessory) | peasant | child | drum (musical instrument) | boy | music | waistcoat | frock coat | costume | rural | genre subject | fife
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
John Ingamells, A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings of Philip Mercier, Volume of the Walpole Society, vol. 46, Walpole Society, 1976-8, p. 48, no. 193, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22564