Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Title:
Griffin and Johnson
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8 inches (46.5 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Griffin & Johnson | in the Character's (sic) of Tribulation & Ananias, in the Alchemist"; lower right: "P. Van Bleek fecit"; on mount, lower center: "P. VAN BLEEK : GRIFFIN AND JOHNSON"; on back, lower left: "c"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.34.1
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
quill (feather) | pillar | tassels | holding | money | actors | literary theme | men | interior | hats | bag | gesture | ink bottle | book | table | pattern (design element) | talking | costume | jugs | column (architectural element) | coats | lace | pen | collars | ink | door | cloth | fireplace | comedy | performance | The Alchemist | play
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44673