Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by P. Crotchet, active 1768, British

after Daniel Dodd, active 1761–1780, British

Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, British
Title:
Grown Ladies Taught to Dance
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 11/16 x 10 3/4 inches (37.3 x 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "41876"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.865
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
paintings | mandolin | dogs (animals) | bows | books | window | genre subject | roses | dancing | satire | caricature | interior | monkey (animal) | old | dresses | music | teaching | women | bear | obese
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)

The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
Publications:
Elisabeth Fairman, Pleasures and pastimes, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1990, p. 8, no. 10, DA485 F25 1990 (YCBA)

J. H. Plumb, The pursuit of happiness : a view of life in Georgian England : an exhibition selected from the Paul Mellon collection, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1977, pp. 46, 98, no. 70, N6766 Y34 1977 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41077