Spring

DateC. 1760

Artist/Maker Johnson

Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)

Publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793)

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint with line engraving

DimensionsOH: 14 1/2" x OW: 11"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1961-171,1

DescriptionLower margin reads: " Johnson fecit/ As smiling Charms adorn y.e blooming lass,/ So Spring appears with every lovely Grace,/ Nature now spreads abroad her beautious Scene,/ And flowers enamel the delightful Green./ Spring/ Printed for & Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate & Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street."
Label TextOne in a set of four prints representing the seasons. A lovely young lady is shown plucking roses and placing them in her apron. She also wears them in her hair and at her bossom. To the rear a male and female figure stands before a templ. To the left a figure is shown leaning over the balcony railing at the top of a flight of terrace steps. Tis said the beauty shown was meant to resemble Peg Woffington.