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The Watercress Girl

Print
09/09/1780 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing a girl standing, her mouth open, wearing a bonnet and holding a basket of watercress.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 27.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
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
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 createdJune 30, 2009
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