A Herb Market

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Artist/Maker	J. & J. Boydell (publisher) Earlom, Richard (engraver) Farington, Joseph (draughtsman) Snyders, Frans (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print depicting a herb market. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	A Herb Market (assigned by artist) Houghton Gallery (series title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print entitled 'A Herb Market'. Mezzotint by Richard Earlom after Frans Snyders, 1788.
Physical description	Print depicting a herb market. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions	Height: 41cm Width: 56.8cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style	Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions	' In the Gallery at Houghton. Snyders & Long John Pinxerunt. Joseph Farington delint. Richd. Earlom Sculpsit. John Boydell excudit 1779. Published Novr. 13th. 1779 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered with title, size of picture and)
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history	This print is a plate from Houghton Gallery, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1788.
Production	The accession entry states that this print was published as a plate in Houghton Gallery in 1788, but is originally dated on the print 13th November 1779. Joseph Farington was the intermediary draughtsman.
Subject depicted	Market
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.343-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568788/a-herb-market-print-earlom-richard/

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