Image

James Watson

Cupid and Diana

Description

Maker

James Watson (British, ca. 1740-1780), designer
Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792), associated artist/maker

Title

Cupid and Diana

Year

Late 1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

Dimensions

61.9 x 41 cm (24 3/8 x 16 1/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:inscribed in pencil in LL:07; inscribed in LR:2/XIn Plate--inscribed in LL:Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt.; inscribed in LC:London, printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Printseller at No. 53 in Fleet Street; inscribed in LR:James Watson fecit.

Marks: Watermark:(Cross over IHS over 3 arrows all in an oval)Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART/ surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.764

Type

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James Watson (British, ca. 1740-1780), designer
Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792), associated artist/maker
Cupid and Diana, Late 1700s
mezzotint
61.9 x 41 cm (24 3/8 x 16 1/8 inches) (plate)
Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.764

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