A Scene in the Careless Husband. [&] A Scene in the Recuiting Officer.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739. [&] Ph. Mercier Inv.t et Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739. [&] Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Two mezzotints, both 18th century watermarks. Husband: 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"); Officer 240 x 325mm (9½ x 13¼"). Both with thread margins.
Two theatrical scences by Philippe Mercier, both originally published in 1736. The first shows Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). The second is 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, recruiting soldiers in Shrewsbury.
CS 414 & 415, officer an unlisted later state with the upper part of plate cut down. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection & that of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67521] £750.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739. [&] Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Two mezzotints, both 18th century watermarks. Husband: 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"); Officer 240 x 325mm (9½ x 13¼"). Both with thread margins.
Two theatrical scences by Philippe Mercier, both originally published in 1736. The first shows Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). The second is 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, recruiting soldiers in Shrewsbury.
CS 414 & 415, officer an unlisted later state with the upper part of plate cut down. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection & that of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67521] £750.00