Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Engraved by Samuel Okey, active 1765–1780, British

after John Collet, ca. 1725–1780, British
Title:
The City Chanters
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 18 1/8 inches (37.5 × 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved, in plate: "Engraved by Sam Okey 1771 The City Chanters, Engrav'd from an Original Picture Painted by M.r Collett; in the Possession of N: Nartl Esq.r Price 2s/6."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.199
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Three Centuries of Comic Art-Eighteenth Century Satire: John Collet (Museum of Art and Archaelogy, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998-06-06 - 1998-08-23)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5798