Autumn
Date1760-1765
After work by
Robert Pyle
Engraver
James Watson
Publisher
Carington Bowles
(1724 - 1793)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving; mounted on cardboard
DimensionsOH: 14 7/8" x OW: 11 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1947-477,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "R. Pyle Pinx.t/ Ja..s Watson fecit/ Now purple Clusters fromt he spreading Vine, / Fair Autumn culls to quaft at Bacchus' Shrines; / The peach and Nectarine of Lucious Taste, / Are pluck'd to decorate the rich Repast.. Autumn/ Printed for Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in S.t Pauls Church Yard London." Label TextOne of a set of four prints depicting the seasons. A lovely young woman appears in the pose of harvesting grapes. She wears a large hat over her cap, a low cut dress wth a flowing mantle. She holds a bunch of grapes in one hand, a staff with a basket of fruit in the other.
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