Mr. Bransby in the Character of Aesop, Mr. Parsons as Old Man, and Mr. Watkins as Servant, in "Lethe, or Aesop in the Shade"
Artwork Details
- Title: Mr. Bransby in the Character of Aesop, Mr. Parsons as Old Man, and Mr. Watkins as Servant, in "Lethe, or Aesop in the Shade"
- Artist: John Young (British, 1755–1825 London)
- Artist: After Johan Joseph Zoffany (German, near Frankfurt 1733–1810 London)
- Sitter: Robert Bransby (British, active 1770–90)
- Sitter: Mr. Watkins (British, active late 18th century)
- Sitter: William Parsons (British, 1735–1795 London)
- Date: 1788
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 19 5/8 × 23 13/16 in. (49.8 × 60.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.961
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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