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Engraver Charles Turner British
After Michael William Sharp British
Not on view
A man in a dressing gown and night cap sits at a table in front of a mirror, shaving. When published in 1817, the print was titled "The Shaver," but when issued in 1825 the title was changed to "The Frosty Morning."
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Title: The Shaver
Engraver:
Charles Turner (British, Woodstock, Oxfordshire 1774–1857 London)
Artist:
After Michael William Sharp (British, London 1776/7–1840 Boulogne)
Date: 1817
Medium: Mezzotint; proof
Dimensions:
Image: 9 13/16 in. × 8 in. (24.9 × 20.3 cm)
Plate: 12 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (31.4 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (33.7 × 26.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number: 24.63.1221
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