"Satire; a country squire in a bedroom, sitting on the left and holding out strips of paper to two prostitutes who draw lots for him."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Timothy Thicketts first reel to London and Beauties of Kings place
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett ... No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Courtesans, Interiors, Beds, Clothing & dress, and Hats
"A lady, seated on a settee smiling, her right hand rests on the arm of the settee, in her left is a black mask. On the cushion of the settee is a card "Admit Mrs M------to the Mask'd Ball". She is attractively dressed in the fashion of the period, with a muslin apron. Her coiffure is extravagantly large, with curls on her neck, and is covered by an elaborately frilled muslin cap. A rural landscape is seen through a window (right)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Lower margin trimmed to plate mark., Date erased from this impression., Date of imprint from British Museum catalogue., and Numbered in lower left of plate, 435.
Publisher:
Printed for and sold by Carington Bowles ... No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Mahon, Gertrude, 1752-
Subject (Topic):
Actresses, Courtesans, Interiors, Sofas, Upholstery, Clothing & dress, and Hats