William Pether
An Academy

An Academy

Public Domain

ArtistEnglish, c. 1731/38–1821
ArtistEnglish, 1734–1797
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • An Academy
Date1772
MediumMezzotint
Dimensions584 × 460 mm
 Plate or block: 23 × 18 1/8 in. (58.4 × 46 cm)
 Sheet (sheet): 23 5/8 × 18 9/16in. (60 × 47.1cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.6
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1998.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: on the portfolio at center: An / Academy / Published by W. Pether / Feby, 25h, 1772; lower left: Iosh Wright, Pinxt; lower center: Done from a Picture in / the Collection of the Rt Hon / Ld Melburne; lower right: W. Pether, Fecit.

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