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A Fruit Piece

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A Fruit Piece
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  • A Fruit Piece

    Object Details

    engraver

    Earlom, Richard

    publisher

    Boydell, John

    delineator

    Farington, Joseph

    original artist

    Huysum, Jan van

    Description

    Mezzotint from George P. Marsh's copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1. Removed from the binding for framing in 1894. Companion print to A Flower Piece, also after van Huysum. In the volume's table of contents, the publisher described these two prints as surpassing, "in point of execution, every print before engraved in this manner."

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Marsh Collection

    date made

    1781

    ID Number

    1978.0534.02.90

    accession number

    1978.0534

    catalog number

    1978.0534.02.90

    Object Name

    print
    mezzotint

    Object Type

    Mezzotint

    Physical Description

    paper (overall material)
    ink (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 56.5 cm x 43 cm; 22 1/4 in x 16 15/16 in

    place made

    United Kingdom: England, London

    Related Publication

    Gregory M. Rubinstein. Richard Earlom (1743-1822) and Boydell's Houghton Gallery

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1f6b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_780455

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