A GIRL SKETCHING A PORTRAIT ON THE GROUND
DateJuly 1, 1785
After work by
Richard Morton Paye
Engraver
William Ward
Publisher
John Raphael Smith
1751 - 1812
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 19" x OW: 23 1/4"; Plate H: 18" x W: 21 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-330
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "A GIRL SKETCHING A PORTRAIT ON THE GROUND/ Painted by R.M. Paye/ Engraved by W. Ward/ London Published July 1.st, 1785 by J.R. Smith N.o 83 - Oxford Street."ProvenanceBefore 1975, Pottinger-Walters Antiques (Goshen, IN); 1975-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
