Lot Essay
The painting of An Academy by Lamplight was made for Lord Melbourne and exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1769. It is now in the Yale Center for British Art (Paul Mellon Collection).
An Academy
Details
William Pether (1738-1821), after Joseph Wright of Derby, A.R.A.
An Academy
mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with margins, published 1772
S. 23½ x 18½in. (59.7 x 47cm.)
An Academy
mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with margins, published 1772
S. 23½ x 18½in. (59.7 x 47cm.)
Literature
Chaloner Smith 46
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