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Print, The Drawing Academy

This is a Print. It was print maker: William Pether and after Joseph Wright of Derby. It is dated 1772 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is mezzotint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

59.2 × 46.5 cm (23 5/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, below: Jos. Wright Pinx; below: Done from a picture in / the collection of the Rt. Hon. / Ld. Melburne; below: W. Pether. Fecit

Cite this object as

Print, The Drawing Academy; Print Maker: William Pether (English, ca. 1738 - 1821); After Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734 - 1797); England; mezzotint on paper; 59.2 × 46.5 cm (23 5/16 × 18 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-90

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