Summer
August 12, 1783
Medium
Hand-colored mezzotint
Dimensions
12 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (32.9 x 25 cm) (image) 14 5/16 x 10 5/16 in. (36.3 x 26.2 cm) (sheet)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Accession Number
42.119.73
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Summer** (1783), a hand-colored mezzotint to Joseph Staton or an anonymous British artist of the 18th century, captures the leisurely essence of a warm English day. Measuring about 13 x 10 inches, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department depicts and women amid lush trees, fanning themselves against the summer heat. The scene evokes the Georgian era's fascination with outdoor pleasures and refined social gatherings, where fans were both practical necessities and fashionable accessories. Mezzotint, a technique pioneered in the 17th century and perfected by...
About the Artist
Joseph Staton|Anonymous, British, 18th century (British|British) · 1700 |1700 –1800 |1800
British, active 1760–85|