Sir John by Stride (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

18th century
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Color-printed and hand-colored etching and aquatint with touches of stipple engraving on wove paper
Sheet: 18 × 22 5/16 in. (45.72 × 56.67 cm)
Plate: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Image: 12 15/16 × 16 3/8 in. (32.86 × 41.59 cm)
Other: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.58 cm)
85.1371
Not on view
Printed beneath image in center: SIR JOHN by STRIDE, DAM by STRONE, GRD. DAM by MARSKE. / The Property of The Honble. T. F. Coventry. / Pubd. by, R. Hixon, 440, Strand. Inscribed in graphite in lower margin: "13563", "$65" (very faint) and "6H" (? very faint). Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "13563", "A 4743" (numbers struck through), and "$65 00"; lower right: "Artist + engraver ANON", "c" (in circle), and "1" (in circle).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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