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The fond parents
Title
The fond parents [graphic].
Publication
London : Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs, 16 Sepr. 1776.
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint with some etching ; plate mark 15.2 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 20 x 15 cm
Notes
Title from caption etched below image.
A print in reverse after Etienne Aubry's Paternal love which was exhibited in Paris in 1775.
Original: Aubry, Etienne. Paternal love, ca. 1775. 1 painting : oil on canvas ; 78.7 c 101 cm. In The Trustees of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The University of Birmingham.
Summary
Three generations of a family gather around a humble hearth, forming an image of domestic happiness in a modest setting. The father, seated on a chair set in front of a fireplace, lifts a small child. The mother is seated to his right, holding the hand of one of child while a third plays a drum set on chair. An old man leans on the chair that holds the drum, a bed visible behind him, while at his feet lies a game bag containing a rabbit. On the mantlepiece a cat sleeps beside a lantern.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 23, 2004
Subjects
Genre/Form
Genre prints.
Mezzotints - England - London - 1776.
Also listed under
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm), publisher.
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