John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, Britishafter Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
The Indian Widow
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, published state
Dimensions:
Plate: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4in. (45.1 x 55.2cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved inscriptions: below image at left, "Painted by J. Wright."; below image at center, "The Widow of an Indian Chief watching the Arms of her deceased Husband."; below, "London Pub. Ian 29. 1789 by I.R. Smith. N.31 King Street. Covt Garden."; below inage at right, "Engraved by JR Smith. Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highns the Prince of Wales"; below, "& his Serene Highns the Duke of Orleans"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14594
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2004-02-14 - 2004-05-09)The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)