Charles MAUCOURT
[SATIRIQUE] Paire de mezzotintes anglaises aquarellées "Mirth And Friendship" et "Night Amusement"- Mezzotintes anglaises rehaussées à l'aquarelle
[satirical print] Diptych of original mezzotints
Robert Sayer|London circa 1775|11.90 x 17 cm|deux feuilles chacune sous cadre
[SATIRICAL PRINT]
Diptych of original mezzotints titled "Mirth And Friendship" and "Night Amusement", very finely enhanced in watercolor, published in England circa 1775.
Captioned "London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street", each framed. Dampstains to the "Night Amusement" caption, not affecting the image.
One of them features the "Staffordshire Giant", Edward Bamfield, one of Fleet Street's most famous attractions. A fine, colorful production by the famous London satirical printer Robert Sayer (1725-1794), also based in Fleet Street.
The prints appear in the printer's catalog for 1775 (Sayer & Bennett, p. 22, no. 200).
Sparigly enhanced copies of each print in this format are kept in the British Museum.
Diptych of original mezzotints titled "Mirth And Friendship" and "Night Amusement", very finely enhanced in watercolor, published in England circa 1775.
Captioned "London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street", each framed. Dampstains to the "Night Amusement" caption, not affecting the image.
One of them features the "Staffordshire Giant", Edward Bamfield, one of Fleet Street's most famous attractions. A fine, colorful production by the famous London satirical printer Robert Sayer (1725-1794), also based in Fleet Street.
The prints appear in the printer's catalog for 1775 (Sayer & Bennett, p. 22, no. 200).
Sparigly enhanced copies of each print in this format are kept in the British Museum.
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