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Image

James Watson, designer

Cupid and Diana, Late 1700s

Description

Maker

  • James Watson, ca. 1740-1780, British, designer
  • Joshua Reynolds, 1723-1792, English, associated artist/maker

Title

Cupid and Diana

Year

Late 1700s

Medium

mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mezzotint

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

61.9 x 41 cm (24 3/8 x 16 1/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:inscribed in pencil in LL:07; inscribed in LR:2/XIn Plate--inscribed in LL:Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt.; inscribed in LC:London, printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Printseller at No. 53 in Fleet Street; inscribed in LR:James Watson fecit.

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.764

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Cupid and Diana with the accession number of 09.764. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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