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Print, Maternal Affection

This is a Print. It was print maker: William Dickinson and after Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is dated 1780 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is stipple engraving in brick red ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

29 × 24.5 cm (11 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds; lower center: Maternal Affection [and a four-line verse]; lower right: Engraved by W. Dickinson; below: [publisher's name, address and date]; on verso, in graphite: Lady Melbourne and her son / collection Duc de Lucca

Cite this object as

Print, Maternal Affection; Print Maker: William Dickinson (English, 1747 - 1823); After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792); England; stipple engraving in brick red ink on paper; 29 × 24.5 cm (11 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-31

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