John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, Britishafter Henry Walton, 1746–1813, British
Title:
The Silver Age
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 22 9/16 inches (48.3 × 57.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by H. Walton. Published by J. Boydell Engraver | THE SILVER"; lettered, lower right: "in Cheapside Jany, 30th, 1778. Engraved by J.R.Smith. | AGE."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection