Devotion
This image of a young woman in seventeenth-century costume praying by a four-poster bed comes from a set of six stipple engravings after drawings by Cosway. Published by Smith in 1785, the themes relate to the training of youth--with the others titled "Instruction," "Improvement," "Study," "Affection," and "Education." This composition derived from an etching believed in the late 18th century to be by Rembrandt.
Artwork Details
- Title: Devotion
- Engraver: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
- Artist: After Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London)
- Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
- Date: 1785
- Medium: Soft-ground etching and stipple engraving, partly printed in color
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 9 3/16 × 5 1/16 in. (23.3 × 12.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 62.602.723
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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