[n.d. c.1790.]
Coloured mezzotint. Fantastically bright 18th century colour. 293 x 247mm. 11½ x 9¾". Trimmed to the image top and sides, and to just below the title at bottom, some text missing. Creasing.
A women holding a pair of balancing scales in her hand, one side full of cherries. Attached to her waist is the rope tied round her donkey. Another woman passes by with her small daughter, and all three are greeted by a beggar boy pointing into his empty hat.
[Ref: 16342]  £250.00