Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Goldar, 1729–1795, British

after John Collet, ca. 1725–1780, British

Published by Thomas Bradford, active 1763–died 1773, British
Title:
The Sacrifice
Date:
1767
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 14 3/4 inches (33 × 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "J,, Collett pinxt,,"; lower center: "The SACRIFICE. | Engraved after an Original Picture of Mr. John Collett, in the Possession of Mr,, Bradford. | Publish'd by T BRADFORD, No. 132 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, Octr. 15th. 1767."; lower right: "J,, Goldar Sculpt,,"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11248
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cat (domestic cat) | monkey (animal) | weeping | frills | flounces | daughter | wife | husband | mother | humor | satire | force | love | marriage | oval | man | women | crutch | painting (visual work) | handkerchief | cap | necklace | gowns | bonnet | fichu | drapery | genre subject | portrait | books | sacrifice
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:5809