Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after William Woollett, 1735–1785, Britishafter Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771)Published by Victor Marie Picot, 1744–1805, FrenchPublished by James Birchall, active 1781–died in 1794, British
Title:
Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 15 7/16 inches (53.4 x 39.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, center right along edge of paper: "153 . V [...]"; lower right: [...] | Stoog[...] | 609"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.26
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
women | waistcoat | shovel | whip | coat | costume | circle (plane figure) | hats | bones (material) | cemetery | fighting | dress | crest | churchyard | violence | comic | weapons | skull (skeleton component) | trees | coat of arms | comedy | men | breeches (trousers) | tondo | oval | architecture | tricorne | literary theme | grave | church | tombstone | religious building | ransack | conflict | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | novel