A Vestal Virgin
A woman wearing a cloak and veil holds a ewer and looks back over her shoulder at a burning incense brazier, with a column behind at left. Humphrey who is best known as a print publisher, here demonstrates his skills as a mezzotint engraver, something for which he was awarded premiums by the Society of Arts in 1765 and 1766.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Vestal Virgin
- Engraver: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
- Artist: After Benjamin Wilson (British, Leeds 1721–1788 London)
- Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
- Date: December 1, 1770
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 5/8 in. × 11 in. (39.7 × 28 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.1422
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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