Miss Wrights
Dateca. 1770
Engraver
J. Paul
After work by
Joseph Wright
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper with hand coloring
DimensionsOH: 13 7/8" x OW: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-471
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Miss Wright.s/ Wright pinx.t/ J. Paul fecit"Label TextTwo young women are shown in a rural landscape. One girl is sitting under a tree holding a young lamb in her lap. The other is kneeling and encloses the lamb with her arms.ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
