Gretna Green. Striking the Iron while it is hot.Attic Miscellany.
Drawn by Collings. Etch.d by Barlow.
Published as the Act directs, by W. Locke Aug.t 1.st 1791.
Etching, sheet 205 x 235mm (8 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate on one side, folding creases as normal, stains. Small margins.
A runaway couple get married at Gretna Green. Gretna Green's runaway marriages began in 1753, following the introduction of the Marriage Act, prohibiting young couples to marry without their parents' permission. The act however did not apply in Scotland. The print was issued in the 'Attic Miscellany' in 1791.
BM Satires 7992.
[Ref: 59544] £180.00
Published as the Act directs, by W. Locke Aug.t 1.st 1791.
Etching, sheet 205 x 235mm (8 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate on one side, folding creases as normal, stains. Small margins.
A runaway couple get married at Gretna Green. Gretna Green's runaway marriages began in 1753, following the introduction of the Marriage Act, prohibiting young couples to marry without their parents' permission. The act however did not apply in Scotland. The print was issued in the 'Attic Miscellany' in 1791.
BM Satires 7992.
[Ref: 59544] £180.00