A SCENE IN A CONVENT.
DateApril 10, 1772
Publisher
William Humphrey
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 13 7/8" x OW: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1996-80
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "A SCENE IN A CONVENT./ Dedicated to the wise Parents, that send their Daughters abroad for Education./ Publish.d April 10th, 1772, by W. Humphrey, S.t Martins Lane."ProvenanceBefore 1996, William G. Hodges [1945-2014] (New Kent, VA); 1996-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Bernard Ratzer
January 12, 1776
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
April 12, 1781
ca. 1769
