A Lady and her Children Relieving a Cottager

William Redmore Bigg (1755 - 1828)
John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)

Colour mezzotint

published 1 July 1782

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    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Printmaker and publisher John Raphael Smith is best known for his mezzotints. He was born in Derby and apprenticed to a linen draper. He began his artistic career painting miniatures and engraved his first mezzotint in 1769. In 1784 he became Mezzotint Engraver to the Prince of Wales. Smith produced thousands of prints during his career, which he distributed throughout the UK and to St Petersburg, Milan and Paris. However, after the French Revolution caused a decline in exports, he opened the Morland Gallery in King Street, Covent Garden, initially producing 36 prints after works by George Morland. Smith spent his final years travelling throughout Yorkshire, in response to commissions for pastel portraits. He died in Doncaster, aged c.61.
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    Artist
    William Redmore Bigg (1755 - 1828)
    John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)
    Title
    A Lady and her Children Relieving a Cottager
    Date
    published 1 July 1782
    Medium
    Colour mezzotint
    Dimensions
    height: 48.00 cm, width: 59.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Origin uncertain
    GAC number
    14861