A Short Horned Heifer, 7 Years Old (Primary Title)

Thomas Weaver, English, 1774 - 1843 (Artist)

1811
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Mezzotint on wove paper
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 26 1/16 in. (56.83 × 66.2 cm)
Plate: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (50.48 × 60.64 cm)
Image: 17 7/8 × 23 3/4 in. (45.4 × 60.33 cm)
Mat: 28 × 34 1/2 in. (71.12 × 87.63 cm)
85.1440
Not on view
Stamped on verso: PAUL MELLON COLLECTION
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by Thos. Weaver"; lower right: "Engraved by Willm. Ward, Engraver extraordinary to their R.H. the Prince Regent & Duke of York."; lower center: "A SHORT HORNED HEIFER, 7 Years old./ Bred & fed by Mr Robert Colling of Barmpton, near Darlington, in the County of Durham,/ to whom this Print is respectfully inscribed by his obedient Servant,/ WM. ROBINSON./ Published Decr. 13, 1811, by W. Robinson, Darlington."
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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