Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italianafter Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801, BritishPublished by Colnaghi, established 1760, active ca. 1785–1911, Italian, active in Britain
Title:
Milk below Maids
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed etching, aquatint, and stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 3/8 inches (39.4 × 28.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Painted by F. Wheatley R.A."; lower right: "Engraved by L. Schiavonetti"; lower center: "CRIES | of | LONDON | Plate 2d | Milk below Maids | Qui veut de lait il est tout chaud | London pub'd as the Act Directs. July 2, 1793 by Colnaghi & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Bequest of Doris M. Brixey