Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]
1781
![Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb] by James Gillray](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/portrait-of-a-child-master-lamb-391853.webp)
Medium
Soft-ground etching and rocker work
Dimensions
sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1897
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Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of James Gillray *Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]*, a charming 1781 print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Created when Gillray was just 25, this soft-ground etching with rocker work captures the innocence of youth in delicate detail. Measuring 10 5/8 x 8 inches, it showcases the artist's early mastery of printmaking techniques, blending soft-ground etching—which allows for textured impressions like fabric or hair—with rocker work to achieve rich, tonal mezzotint effects reminiscent of painterly depth. Gillray, later famed for his biting political caricature...