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:
Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 inches (27.6 × 33 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "S114"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.887
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
theater (discipline) | frill | wife | love | husband | adultery | man | coat | costume | interior | cheating | women | chairs | gowns | drapery | literary theme | play | The Steinkirk Scene | The Careless Husband, 1704
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)
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. 55, no. 234, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)