A Leicestershire Burst (Primary Title)

Charles Loraine Smith, English, 1751 - 1835 (Artist)

1826
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored aquatint and etching on wove paper
Sheet (Trimmed inside platemark.): 12 9/16 × 15 7/16 in. (31.91 × 39.21 cm)
Image: 9 5/8 × 13 in. (24.45 × 33.02 cm)
85.1341.3
Not on view
Printed beneath image lower left: C. LORAINE SMITH, ESQR. DELT. Printed beneath image lower right: PLATE, 3. Printed beneath image in center: London, Published Feb: 7,1826. by J. Watson, 7. Vere Street./ A LEICESTERSHIRE BURST. / dedicated to The Right Honble: Lord Forrester. Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "223" (in circle) and "HRH 13 / 14/1"; in center: "3".
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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