A l'Anglaise or the English Fireside [&] A la Francaise or the French Fireside
Cha.s Ansell del.t P W Tomkins sculp.t late pupil of F. Bartolozzi.
Published Sept. the 22nd 1787. by In.o. Matthews No. 441 Strand.
Pair of stipples part printed in colour, each sheet 325 x 250mm (12¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate;
Pair of scenes contrasing the decorous courtship of English men and women (reinforced by the neoclassical order of the objects on the fireside behind) and the uninhibited behaviour of the equivalent French fireside.
For the prints sold individually (uncoloured) see refs. 18068-9.
[Ref: 41226] £320.00
Published Sept. the 22nd 1787. by In.o. Matthews No. 441 Strand.
Pair of stipples part printed in colour, each sheet 325 x 250mm (12¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate;
Pair of scenes contrasing the decorous courtship of English men and women (reinforced by the neoclassical order of the objects on the fireside behind) and the uninhibited behaviour of the equivalent French fireside.
For the prints sold individually (uncoloured) see refs. 18068-9.
[Ref: 41226] £320.00