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Benjamin Thomas Pouncy

Meleager and Atalanta

Description

Maker

Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (British, d. 1799)
William Woollett (British, 1735-1785), designer
After Richard Wilson (British, 1713/14-1782), associated artist/maker
R. Sayer &amp
J. Bennett
, publisher

Title

Meleager and Atalanta

Year

1779

Medium

  • etching,
  • engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • engraving

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

44.4 x 55.1 cm (17 1/2 x 21 11/16 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.96

Type

  • Prints

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Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (British, d. 1799)
William Woollett (British, 1735-1785), designer
After Richard Wilson (British, 1713/14-1782), associated artist/maker
R. Sayer & J. Bennett, publisher
After John Hamilton Mortimer (British, 1741-1779), painter
Meleager and Atalanta, 1779
etching; engraving
44.4 x 55.1 cm (17 1/2 x 21 11/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.96

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