A Scene in the Recruiting Officer.
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 330mm (10¾ x 13"). Crease top left, narrow margins, mounted on album paper on left.
A woman stands holding a basket of poultry. Behind, a man slips an arm into the basket while pushing another man away. A scene from George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer', which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury as they recruit soldiers. A pair to 'A Scene in the Careless Husband'.
CS: 415. See Ref: 67266
[Ref: 67263] £350.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 330mm (10¾ x 13"). Crease top left, narrow margins, mounted on album paper on left.
A woman stands holding a basket of poultry. Behind, a man slips an arm into the basket while pushing another man away. A scene from George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer', which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury as they recruit soldiers. A pair to 'A Scene in the Careless Husband'.
CS: 415. See Ref: 67266
[Ref: 67263] £350.00