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A Flower Piece, from The Houghton Gallery

A work made of mezzotint with etching, with engraved inscription, in black on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of mezzotint with etching, with engraved inscription, in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1778

Artist:

Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822)
after Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749)

About this artwork

Richard Earlom was one of many talented printmakers to work on John Boydell’s massive printing project to reproduce Sir Robert Walpole’s painting collection at Houghton. The finished two-volume book included 162 prints, including 27 by Earlom. (The original works were sold to Catherine the Great and are now in the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.) Earlom was particularly favored for his ability to re-create painterly tones in his mezzotints, as is evidenced by this Flower Piece and and Fruit Piece.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Richard Earlom

Title

A Flower Piece, from The Houghton Gallery

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1778

Medium

Mezzotint with etching, with engraved inscription, in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 50.3 × 39.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Plate: 55.2 × 42.6 cm (21 3/4 × 16 13/16 in.); Sheet: 66.7 × 50.9 cm (26 5/16 × 20 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1922.2182

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