The Sleepy Eye that Spoke the Melting Soul.
Dateca. 1760
After work by
Richard Wilson
Engraver
Richard Wilson
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 13 1/4" x OW: 10"; Plate H: 13" x W: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-479
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The Sleepy eye that Spoke the Melting Soul./ POPE/ Rich.d Wilson pinx.t/ Wilson Fecit"ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
