Summer

Artist Laurie & Whittle

Author James Thomson about 1700 - 1748

Date1794

Terms

Engravings
Ink
Paper
London

Dimensions41.2 x 31.2 x 2.81 cm (16 1/4 x 12 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

MarkingsWritten history of purchase pasted to the back.

Credit LineSummer by Laurie and Whittle, London, England, 1794. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Cummings E. Davis; Pi801.

Object numberPi801

DescriptionEngraving on paper, hand-colored, one of four prints (Pi800-Pi803). The engravings illustrate James Thomson's poem "The Seasons," a work that was very popular in both United States and England. In the border of each is engraved an appropriate verse from Thomson's "Seasons." Frame is 1 1/4" wooden molding, with gilt beaded inner and outer borders. Published 12 May, 1794 by Laurie and Whittle.