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Credulous Lady and Astrologer

Engraver Peter Simon British
After John Raphael Smith British
Publisher John Raphael Smith British
1786
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Credulous Lady and Astrologer
  • Engraver: Peter Simon (British, London ca. 1764–1813 Paris)
  • Artist: After John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Date: 1786
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (42.8 × 35 cm)
    Sheet: 17 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (44.5 × 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.64
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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