The Golden Age
Benjamin West|Valentine Green|John Boydell · American|British|British
Date: June 4, 1777
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Plate: 18 5/8 × 22 5/16 in. (47.3 × 56.7 cm) Sheet: 20 1/2 × 25 11/16 in. (52 × 65.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Dogs, Infants, Sewing, Sleeping, Women
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Date range
1777 – 1777
Largest dimension
65.2 cm
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