A S.t James's Beauty. [&] A St. Giles's Beauty.
J.H.Benwell Pinxt. F. Bartolozzi Sculpt.
Publish'd 8th Sept. 1783. by E.M. Diemar, No.377. Strand. London.
Pair of very fine stipples. Each 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½"), with large margins.
Two bust portraits in ovals: Priscilla Burrough dressed in the height of late eighteenth century fashion; and Elizabeth Burrough wearing white lace cap with satin ribbon and shawl over low dress with fichu. Elizabeth Burrough would have been a prostitute in the notorious St. Giles slum, the so-called 'Rookery'. After John Hodges Benwell (1762 - 1785).
De Vesme 1291. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997. See reference 625 for proof impressions.
[Ref: 60290] £520.00
Publish'd 8th Sept. 1783. by E.M. Diemar, No.377. Strand. London.
Pair of very fine stipples. Each 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½"), with large margins.
Two bust portraits in ovals: Priscilla Burrough dressed in the height of late eighteenth century fashion; and Elizabeth Burrough wearing white lace cap with satin ribbon and shawl over low dress with fichu. Elizabeth Burrough would have been a prostitute in the notorious St. Giles slum, the so-called 'Rookery'. After John Hodges Benwell (1762 - 1785).
De Vesme 1291. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997. See reference 625 for proof impressions.
[Ref: 60290] £520.00