Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, British

after Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797, British

after Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Title:
The Oyster Woman
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 9 15/16 inches (36.9 × 25.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Hen. Morland pinxt."; lower center: "Carington Bowles excudit. | The Oyster Woman."; lower right: "Phil. Dawe fecit"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12024
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
oyster knives | shawl | light | dark | modesty | bucket (vessel) | stripes | lantern (lighting device) | bowl (vessel) | shadow | girl | headscarf | genre subject | woman | oysters | oyster shells | labor | chiaroscuro | working | shucking
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31629