Volume 2, page 27. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"To right, a soldier and a young woman embracing each other; to extreme right, a woman seated, facing back; to left, a soldier on a horse, in profile to left, holding another horse's bridle; in a landscape; in a roundel; after H Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Eight lines of verse below title: Hark! may heaven defend thee, Hark! the drum commands, Honour I attend thee, Love I kiss thy hands. May guardian angels watch thee, And conquest on thee wait; One kiss and then I give thee up, alas poor Kate. Vide the Tobacco Box., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the Right Honble. the Countess of Euston, this print from an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by Her Ladyships obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., The included verses are perhaps part of a longer ballad, the author of which is unidentified., and Mounted on page 27 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 23d, 1785, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 Bond Street