Tailor in the Smith's Shop | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G1997
People: Richard Houston, British (ca. 1721 - 1775)
After Edward Penny, British (1714-1791)
Published by Robert Sayer, British (1725 - 1794)
Title: Tailor in the Smith's Shop
Other Titles: Alternate Title: A Scene in King John: 'I saw a Smith stand with his hammer thus'
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1771
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/274426

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Mezzotint
Dimensions: plate: 60.6 x 45.6 cm (23 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Clayton 218

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G1997
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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