Old Woman Leaning on a Cane, from Life-Sized Heads

Prints and Drawings

1760

Thomas Frye
Irish, 1710-1762

Frye’s most important work in the graphic media was the mezzotint series of twelve life-sized heads. These monumental portraits are distinctive in the history of English mezzotints; not only is their life-size scale unusual, but they are also original portraits created specifically for the mezzotint medium. Only a few years after their creation, Frye’s richly atmospheric mezzotints influenced portraits by Joseph Wright of Derby.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Thomas Frye
Title: Old Woman Leaning on a Cane, from Life-Sized Heads
Place: Ireland (Object made in)
Date: Made 1760
Medium: Mezzotint in black on buff laid paper
Dimensions: 474 × 352 mm (image); 505 × 354 mm (plate); 528 × 378 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. George B. Young
Reference Number: 1990.73
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