A Girl Singing Ballads By a Paper Lanthorn
Medium
Mezzotint; second state
Dimensions
sheet: 12 3/4 x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1892
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Art Historical Context
In the cozy glow of a paper lantern, *A Girl Singing Ballads a Paper Lanthorn* captures a tender moment of 18th-century British life. Created between 1767 and 1781, this mezzotint print—its second state—is attributed to engravers James Watson and William Wynne Ryland likely after an original painting by Henry Robertland. Measuring 12¾ x 9 inches, it belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1953. The scene evokes a young girl immersed in song, her lantern casting dramatic shadows that highlight the intimacy of str...