Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, Frenchafter Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Title:
Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 21 5/16 inches (39.3 x 54.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on front, lower right: "54.16.1l"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.329(l)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cradle | noblewoman | women | maids | mother | children | literary theme | painting (visual work) | chairs | genre subject | window | storytelling | bonnets | bed | servants | caps | virtue | dresses | Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740) by Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) | Tales