Alexander van Haecken, 1701–1758, Flemishafter Joseph van Haeken, 1699–1749
Title:
Miss Van Haecken
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (31.8 x 24cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on plate in lower left: "Jos. Van haecken Pinx."; on plate in lower right: "Alex. Van Haecken Fecit."; on plate in lower center: "Here Innocence and Youth are joyn'd, | And Miss Contented in her Mind. | Thus happy may she ever be, | And Thus her Babes and she agree."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection