JANUARY. JANVIER.

DateCa. 1780

After work by Robert Dighton (1752-1814)

Publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793)

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 × 10in. (36.5 × 25.4cm) Other (Plate): 13 7/8 × 9 7/8in. (35.2 × 25.1cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1972-177,1

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "JANUARY./ JANVIER./ R. Dighton del./ Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles,/ N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London./ Published as the Act directs, 526"
Label TextThis print, representing the month of January, is part of a set of twelve prints showing the months of the year. Themed sets, such as this were popular throughout the eighteenth-century in England and America. A warmly and fashionably dressed young woman sits on a slip-covered chair in front of a window reading a letter. Through the window skaters can be seen on a frozen pond against a wintery landscape. The room gives the look of much elegance, with two carpets, over what appear to be marble floors, a second chair also with cover, and a drape on the window to match. A painting of a winter scene hangs on the wall.