Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775, British

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)

Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, British
Title:
Morning
Date:
1758
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "876"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "R.Houston | 134 T | Morning"; lower left: "Houston, R. (aft. Mercier)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.964
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | figure study | cups | woman | bed | interior | morning | meal | tea | food
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, pp. 5, 41, no. 198, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22654