Winter
DateCa. 1760
After work by
Robert Pyle
Engraver
C. Corbutt
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint and line engraving on laid paper with hand coloring
DimensionsOther (Platemark): 14 × 9 3/4 in (35.56 × 24.76cm) (trimmed to platemark)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-283,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "R. Pyle Pinx.t/ Cha.s Corbutt Fecit./ Winter./ London; Printed for and Sold by Robt Sayer, Map and Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street."Label TextA winter scene with the young lady down at a pond. She wears a long fur-trimmed cape with a cap also fur trimmed. This is under a large brimmed hat. Ice can be seen on a wall to the rear. Snow lies on the roof of a small shed and along the ground near the pond.ProvenanceBefore 1962, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1962-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
