Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)

after Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Title:
Mrs. Abington as Thalia
Date:
ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, with hand colored ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/16 × 7 1/8 inches (23.4 × 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, center left: "144"; lower center: "Mrs Abington 1783 [...]" ; lower right: "Juer 1617 | (IR31 / 1036a)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.641
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
actress | woman | stage | ribbon | theater (discipline) | pipes | hills | crook, shepherd's | tambourine | woman | flowers (plants) | pearls | religious and mythological subject | stream | lyre | garlands | roses (plant) | mythology | skirt | monument | mask | trees | bust | sash | sandals | performance
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40860