Winter

Date1758

After work by N. Lancret

Engraver T. Simon

Publisher Thomas Burford ca. 1710 - ca. 1770

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint with line engraving and period color

DimensionsOH: 10 7/8" x OW: 14 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1973-99,2

DescriptionLower margin: "N. Lancret pinx./ T. Simon fecit./ While chilly Blasts the chrystal River freeze,/ And pendent Icicles bedeck the Trees,/ The ardent Lover braves the Frost and Snows,/ And gliding o'er the Ice with Chloe glows./ T. Burford Ex. 1758."ProvenanceBefore 1973, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).