William Paulet Carey

William Paulet Carey is represented here by satirical and observational prints from the 1780s, executed chiefly in hand-colored etching and stipple and often printed in brown ink. The subjects range from studies after nature to theatrical caricature, as in the paired sheets of A Sketch from Nature and The Duenna & Little Isaac. This archive holds four such sheets, all dated 1784, which together show his command of stipple engraving and coloring. Their consistent technique and dating give a compact view of graphic satire at that moment.

4 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

The Duenna & Little Isaac (April 1, 1784, Met-Objekt 6047)

April 1, 1784 · Colored stipple engraving

The Duenna & Little Isaac (April 1, 1784, Met-Objekt 6059)

April 1, 1784 · Stipple engraving, printed in brown ink, and hand-colored

A Sketch from Nature (January 24, 1784, Met-Objekt 4252)

January 24, 1784 · Hand-colored etching and stipple, printed in brown ink

A Sketch from Nature (January 24, 1784, Met-Objekt 4253)

January 24, 1784 · Hand-colored etching and stipple