Still life with lobster and fruit Still life with a lobster on a platter with oysters and a wedge of lemon on a table in the centre foreground. Grapes and other fruit in a bowl in the background to the left and lidded jug and vase with vine leaves to the right. A curtain hanging at upper left and fringed cloth on the table.
Printmaker:
Robinson, Robert
Publisher:
Smith, John
History note: VanSittart gave 1,485 engravings to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1879 and this mezzotint was probably included within this group. The number written in pen and ink on the verso presumably relates to Vansittart's own cataloguing system and the number written in graphite on the verso to some kind of count by curators at the time of the acquisition.
Given by Augustus Arthur VanSittart, ?1879
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur
18th Century#
Circa
1683
-
1706
Mezzotint. Publisher's name engraved in the inscription space at lower right: 'I Smith ex:'. Inscribed on the verso in pen and ink: '2546' and in graphite: 'Vansittart Collection'; '525'. It is thought that Robinson began making mezzotints about 1683 (See Ganz, 'Fancy Pieces: Genre Mezzotints ...', p.6). The plate is mistakenly attributed to Smith in Wessely (479).
Accession number: P.15040-R
Primary reference Number: 240096
Chaloner Smith: undescribed
Wessely (Smith): 479 ('Ein Hummer und Obst', p.146)
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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