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WH. Bunbury Inv. T. Scratchley f. [Darly.]
Pubd. by T. Scratchley accor to Act July 1st 1771. [Darly.]
Soft ground etching, 250 x 345mm. 9¾ x 13½".
Caricature of a courier raising his whip on a galloping post-horse; a thatched building with a sign inscribed 'Poste Royale' to left background. The same design was etched on a larger scale by J. Bretherton, see No. 4737, who also etched a smaller version in reverse. After Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
See BM Satires: 5056. For a smaller version see item 14104.
[Ref: 14111] £280.00
Pubd. by T. Scratchley accor to Act July 1st 1771. [Darly.]
Soft ground etching, 250 x 345mm. 9¾ x 13½".
Caricature of a courier raising his whip on a galloping post-horse; a thatched building with a sign inscribed 'Poste Royale' to left background. The same design was etched on a larger scale by J. Bretherton, see No. 4737, who also etched a smaller version in reverse. After Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
See BM Satires: 5056. For a smaller version see item 14104.
[Ref: 14111] £280.00