Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britainafter Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
A School of Boys
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 13 7/16 inches (28.7 x 34.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "+51"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.886
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
reading | interior | education | school | laughing | punishment | schoolboys | cap | books | pointing | genre subject | master | man | students | boys | satire | children | teacher
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. 61, no. 261, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)