Frontispiece for Fanny Burney's "Evelina": Mr. Lovel Bitten in the Ear by Captain Mirvan's Monkey, vol. III
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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
Accession Number: 17.3.461
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