Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British

Published by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British
Title:
Hope Nursing Love
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 14 1/8 inches (50.5 × 35.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "Miss Morris"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12908
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
personification | sash | wings | hope | child | sandals | robe | woods | bow | vice | dress | religious and mythological subject | virtue | trees | arrows | quiver | river | forest | ribbons | nursing | mother | love | mythology | rocks (landforms) | allegory
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Peter Crack, A Renaissance source for Hope Nursing Love by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Master Drawings, vol. 62, Spring 2024, pp. 41-42, 45, fig. 2, NC1 .M37 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38589