J Donaldson delint. J Finlayson fec.t.
Publish'd May 1st. 1769.
Fine mezzotint, a very scarce proof before title. 355 x 450mm (14 x 17¾")
Two smiths and a tailor gossiping, one leaning on his hammer, open-mouthed, the second pausing hammer in hand, agog to hear the news the tailor has rushed in to tell them. All three figures are caricatured. A burlesqued illustration of William Shakespeare's 'The Life and Death of King John', Act VI Scene 2, after John Donaldson (1737-1801)
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 10565]  £750.00