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Hope

Print
1797 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mezzotint in a verre églomisé glass mount decorated with four stylised flowers, in a gilt stamped brass frame, fitted at the top with a ring for hanging it on a nail. The mezzotint depicts the female personification of the Theological Virtue of Hope.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHope (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Mezzotint in verre églomisé mount and gilt brass frame, 'Hope' from a series of female personifications of the Theological Virtues published by John Fairburn, mezzotint, London, 1797
Physical description
Mezzotint in a verre églomisé glass mount decorated with four stylised flowers, in a gilt stamped brass frame, fitted at the top with a ring for hanging it on a nail. The mezzotint depicts the female personification of the Theological Virtue of Hope.
Dimensions
  • Frame, minimum height: 22.3cm
  • Frame, minimum width: 17.2cm
  • Frame, minimum depth: 1.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
The label on the back is lettered 'John Fairburn 146 Min [partially trimmed]'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.309-1994

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
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