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Milk below Maids

Artist and engraver Luigi Schiavonetti Italian
after Francis Wheatley British
1793
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Milk below Maids
  • Series/Portfolio: Cries of London, plate 2
  • Artist and engraver: Luigi Schiavonetti (Italian, Bassano del Grappa 1765–1810 London)
  • Artist: after Francis Wheatley (British, London 1747–1801 London)
  • Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
  • Date: 1793
  • Medium: Colored engraving with stipple
  • Dimensions: Plate: 15 13/16 × 11 3/4 in. (40.1 × 29.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Hahn, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.691.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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