Winter
Date1758
After work by
N. Lancret
Engraver
T. Simon
Publisher
Thomas Burford
(ca. 1710 - ca. 1770)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving and period color
DimensionsOH: 10 7/8" x OW: 14 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-99,2
DescriptionLower margin: "N. Lancret pinx./ T. Simon fecit./ While chilly Blasts the chrystal River freeze,/ And pendent Icicles bedeck the Trees,/ The ardent Lover braves the Frost and Snows,/ And gliding o'er the Ice with Chloe glows./ T. Burford Ex. 1758."1758
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