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The Flower Girl
Young, John, born 1755 - died 1825 - Enlarge image
The Flower Girl
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
London (published)
- Date:
12/09/1784 (published)
- Artist/Maker:
Young, John, born 1755 - died 1825 (engraver)
Young, John, born 1755 - died 1825 (publisher)
Zoffany, Johan Joseph, born 1733 - died 1810 (artist) - Materials and Techniques:
Mezzotint on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs. E. B. Westwood
- Museum number:
E.678-1959
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Half-length portrait, facing to front, of a young woman wearing a shawl and bonnet. The woman is supporting a basket of flowers on her right arm and is holding a flower in her right hand.
Place of Origin
London (published)
Date
12/09/1784 (published)
Artist/maker
Young, John, born 1755 - died 1825 (engraver)
Young, John, born 1755 - died 1825 (publisher)
Zoffany, Johan Joseph, born 1733 - died 1810 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by J. Zoffany RA. Engrav'd by J. Young. Engraved from the Original Picture in the possession of Jacob Wilkinson Esqr. London, Publish'd Sepr. 12th 1784 by J. Young No. 28 Newman Street Oxford Street.'
Lettered with title and
Dimensions
Height: 38.1 cm, Width: 27.3 cm
Object history note
This engraving is a companion to 'The Watercress Girl' by J. R. Smith, e.565-1959.
Descriptive line
The Flower Girl. Print of a young woman with a basket of flowers. Mezzotint by John Young after Johan Zoffany, 1784.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Materials
Paper; Printing ink
Techniques
Mezzotint
Subjects depicted
Basket; Flowers; Woman; Bonnet
Categories
Prints; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
