Yale Center for British Art

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

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
The Dairymaid's Occupation
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches (33.4 x 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "S. 407 2 II | 267"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.874
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cloth | dairymaid | butter | genre subject | peasant | mob cap | rural | basket | gown | bonnet | woman | domestic
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. 41, no. 146, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22565