Sportman's Repast (Primary Title)

John Raphael Smith, English, 1752 - 1812 (Artist)

1801
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Mezzotint on wove paper
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 23 5/8 in. (49.53 × 60.01 cm)
Plate: 17 7/8 × 21 7/8 in. (45.4 × 55.56 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
85.1410.2
Not on view
Inscribed in ink on verso: "No 2". Inscribed in graphite on verso: "Rare proof" (?), "q24", "21417" and "The Sportsman's Repast-/ By & after John Raphael Smith/ 1801/ Proof before all letters/ extremely rare"
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
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