The Profligate Punished by Neglect & Contempt
Artwork Details
- Title: The Profligate Punished by Neglect & Contempt
- Engraver: Valentine Green (British, Salford 1739–1813 London)
- Artist: After Edward Penny (British, Knutsford, Cheshire 1714–1791 Chiswick)
- Publisher: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (British, active 1774–83)
- Date: March 2, 1775
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 23 5/8 × 17 3/4 in. (60 × 45.1 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.342
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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