Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Robert Blyth, 1750–1784

after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British

Published by Robert Blyth, 1750–1784
Title:
The Captive
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 17 1/4 inches (34.8 x 43.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, center right: "X | 16 3/4"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12129
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | man | shackles | sadness | portrait | prisoner | literary theme | light | jug | chain | manacles | prison | wood | Sterne, Laurence (1713–1768), writer and Church of England clergyman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31918