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A Flower Piece
Richard Earlom (English, 1743–1822)
After: Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682–1749)
Publisher: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
After: Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682–1749)
Publisher: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
English
1778
Medium/Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Mounted: 70.3 × 53 cm (27 11/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 54.8 × 40 cm (21 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 54.8 × 40 cm (21 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession NumberM1715
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
W 146
DescriptionLettres grises. Coat of Arms.
InscriptionsLower left: Van Huysum Pinxit. / Joseph Farington delint
Lower center: John Boydell excudit 1778 / A Flower Piece. / In the Cabinet at Houghton. /Size of the picture, F2, I2 by F2, I7 high. / Published June 25.th 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Lower right: Rich'd Earlom Sculpsit.
Lower center: John Boydell excudit 1778 / A Flower Piece. / In the Cabinet at Houghton. /Size of the picture, F2, I2 by F2, I7 high. / Published June 25.th 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Lower right: Rich'd Earlom Sculpsit.
Provenance1882, gift of George Washington Wales (b. 1815 - d. 1896), Boston, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: April 15, 1882)