Richard Houston, Philippe Mercier, and others
Domestick Employment. Washing
c. 1750s
Scroll
- Artist: Richard Houston
- Artist: Philippe Mercier
- Publisher: Henry Parker
Domestick Employment. Washing
c. 1750s
Physical Qualities
Mezzotint, Sheet: 354 × 259 mm. (13 15/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
Plate: 346 × 251 mm. (13 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Image: 311 × 250 mm. (12 1/4 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.2596
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (Lugt supp. 555c)
Signed: 1
Inscribed: RECTO: LL in plate: 'P Mercier pinx.t'; LwrC in plate: 'Domestick Employment. Washing. / London. Printed for Henry Parker, Opposite Birchin lane in Cornhill.'; BRC (graphite, in diamond): '6515/2'. VERSO: LL: Claghorn stamp in red ink, & Garrett stamp (Lugt supp. 2435b).
Markings: none - fleur-de-lis
