Frontispiece for Fanny Burney's "Evelina": Mr. Lovel Bitten in the Ear by Captain Mirvan's Monkey, vol. III
Artwork Details
- Title: Frontispiece for Fanny Burney's "Evelina": Mr. Lovel Bitten in the Ear by Captain Mirvan's Monkey, vol. III
- Series/Portfolio: Evelina
- Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
- Artist: After John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740–1779 London)
- Author: Frances Burney (British, 1752–1840)
- Publisher: T. Lowndes (London)
- Date: November 24, 1779
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: image: 5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (13.8 x 8.8 cm)
sheet: 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in. (14.4 x 9.2 cm) (clipped impression) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.461
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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