Portrait of Bacon Morritt
Medium
Etching and drypiont
Dimensions
sheet: 4 1/16 x 3 1/4 in. (10.3 x 8.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.629
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the intimate *Portrait of Bacon Morritt (1772), a delicate etching and drypoint print now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints. Created by William Doughty, Baconritt, and Lewis Vas—likely a collaborative effort among these 18th-century British artists—this small gem measures just 4 1/16 x 3 1/4 inches, perfect for a collector's cabinet or personal album. Etching and drypoint were prized techniques in Georgian-era printmaking: etching's precise acid-etched lines capture fine details, while drypoint's burr-raised edges add velvety softness and texture, evoking t...
About the Artist
William Doughty|Bacon Morritt|Lewis Vaslet (British|British|British) · 1757 |1694 |1742 –1782 |1775 |1808
British, York 1757–1782 Lisbon|British, 1694–1775|British, 1742–1808 Bath