The Wane of the Honeymoon

1789

Robert Laurie

Artist, British, 1755 - 1836

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.2 x 45.5 cm (23 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 60.3 x 45.5 cm (23 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2001.118.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: F. Wheatley; lower right in plate: Engraved by R. Laurie; lower center in plate: THE WANE OF THE HONEY-MOON / Fair opportunity Loves constant friend, Soon offers to accomplish Madam's end... / Published 1st Sepr. 1789 by Robt. Sayer 53, Fleet Street, LONDON
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Wikidata ID

Q76356251

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