The Amorous Sportsman (Primary Title)

After, Francis Wheatley, English, 1747 - 1801 (Artist)

1786
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored mezzotint on wove paper
Sheet (Trimmed to plate mark): 17 13/16 × 21 7/8 in. (45.24 × 55.56 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
85.1396
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by F. Wheatly"; lower right: "Engraved by C.H. Hodges"; lower center: "THE AMOROUS SPORTSMAN./ London Published, October 30th 1786 by J.R. Smith No. 31 King Street Covent Garden."
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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