Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, Britishafter Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797, British
Title:
The Letter Woman
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (37.4 × 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Heny,, Morland pinxt,,"; lower center: "The LETTER WOMAN. | This simple Boy has lost his Penny, | And She without it wont take any; | What can He do in such a Plight? | This Letter cannot go to Night."; lower right: "Phil. Dawe fecit."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12023
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
woman | letter (correspondence) | chiaroscuro | genre subject | postmaster | post office | mailroom | costume | shadow | pattern (design element) | headscarf | light | coat | child | cape (outerwear) | boy | bell | dark | lantern (lighting device) | bonnet (hat)