James Bick ye Famous Mimick Trumpetter of Oxford 1712 [two states].
[engraved by John Faber snr.]
[Published by Faber.] [&] Sold by Tim: Iordan & Tho: Bakewell at ye Golden Lion in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. Each sheet: 120 x 100mm (4¾ x 4"). Trimmed and laid on card.
A pair of both states of this very rare portrait of James Bick (d.1734, set in an circle. He was a ventriloquist and imitator of musical instruments, especially the trumpet, touring the public houses of Oxford.
CS: 5, i and ii of ii.
[Ref: 43734] £520.00
[Published by Faber.] [&] Sold by Tim: Iordan & Tho: Bakewell at ye Golden Lion in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. Each sheet: 120 x 100mm (4¾ x 4"). Trimmed and laid on card.
A pair of both states of this very rare portrait of James Bick (d.1734, set in an circle. He was a ventriloquist and imitator of musical instruments, especially the trumpet, touring the public houses of Oxford.
CS: 5, i and ii of ii.
[Ref: 43734] £520.00