Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear"

Q: When was "Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear"" created?

This artwork was created November 30, 1771.

Q: Is "Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear"" in the public domain?

Yes, Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

John Raphael Smith|Nathaniel Hone|R. Marshall|Lydia Hone|William Shakespeare

November 30, 1771

Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear" by John Raphael Smith|Nathaniel Hone|R. Marshall|Lydia Hone|William Shakespeare

Medium

Mezzotint; third state of three

Dimensions

Plate: 13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (34.8 × 24.6 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in. (36 × 25.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Accession Number

24.63.320

Miss Lydia Hone – "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear"

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