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Print, The Hon. Mrs. Parker

This is a Print. It was after Sir Joshua Reynolds and print maker: Thomas Watson. It is dated 1773 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is mezzotint engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. E. Sanderson Cushman. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. Sanderson Cushman.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 61.9 × 38 cm (24 3/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Lettered within the image at bottom with "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds / Engrav'd by Thomas Watson. / The Honble. Mrs. Parker. / Publish'd Octr. 25th, 1773 for S. Hooper No. 25 Ludgate Street, W. Shropshire No. 158 & T. Watson No. 142 New Bond Street."

Cite this object as

Print, The Hon. Mrs. Parker; Print Maker: Thomas Watson (British, 1748 – 1781); After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792); England; mezzotint engraving on paper; H x W: 61.9 × 38 cm (24 3/8 × 14 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. Sanderson Cushman; 1963-26-2

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