The Watercress Girl
Print
09/09/1780 (published)
09/09/1780 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Print showing a girl standing, her mouth open, wearing a bonnet and holding a basket of watercress.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Watercress Girl (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | 'The Watercress Girl'. Print showing a girl holding a basket and wearing a bonnet. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith after Johan Zoffany, 1780. |
| Physical description | Print showing a girl standing, her mouth open, wearing a bonnet and holding a basket of watercress. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by J. Zoffany, R.A. Engraved by J. R. Smith London Publishd Septemr. the 9th 1780 by J. R. Smith, No 10 Batemans Buildings Soho & Birchall No 473 Strand.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Object history | This engraving is a companion to 'The Flower Girl' by J. Young, E.678-1959. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | E.678-1959 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.565-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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