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Winter
Direct scan of object

Winter

DateCa. 1760
After work by Robert Pyle
Engraver C. Corbutt
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint and line engraving with period color
DimensionsPlate: OH: 14" x OW: 9 3/4" (trimmed to platemark)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-283,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "R. Pyle Pinx.t/ Cha.s Corbutt Fecit./ Winter./ London; Printed for and Sold by Robt Sayer, Map and Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street."
Label TextA winter scene with the young lady down at a pond. She wears a long fur-trimmed cape with a cap also fur trimmed. This is under a large brimmed hat. Ice can be seen on a wall to the rear. Snow lies on the roof of a small shed and along the ground near the pond.