The Profligate Punished by Neglect & Contempt

Engraver Valentine Green British
After Edward Penny British
March 2, 1775
Not on view

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  • 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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