Summer
Date1755-1765
Engraver
C. Corbutt
After work by
Robert Pyle
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint and line engraving on laid paper with hand coloring
DimensionsOther (Platemark): 14 × 10cm (5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in) (trimmed to plate)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-283,2
DescriptionLower margin reads: "R. Pyle, Pinx.t/ Cha.s Corbutt Fecit./ Summer./ London; printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer; Map & Printseller; at the Golden buck; near Serjeants Inn, Fleetstreet."Label TextA young woman in light summer attire is shown in a wheat field. She wears a sigh-net type cape and large straw hat. She holds a sheaf of wheat in her hands. A scyth lies on the ground behind her and a tombourine hanges form teh branch of a tree.ProvenanceBefore 1962, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1962-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
