THE COUNTRY CHORISTERS.

Date1773

After work by John Collet (1725?-1780)

Engraver John Goldar

Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)

Publisher John Smith fl. 1750 - 1789

OriginEngland, London

MediumLine engraving on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 in (36.2 × 26.04cm)
Other (Platemark): 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 in (36.19 × 26.35cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-128

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE COUNTRY CHORISTERS./ J. Collet pinx.t/ J. Goldar Sculp.t/ London, Printed for Jn.o Smith, N.o 35, Cheapside, & Rob.t Sayer, N.o 53, Fleet Street; Publish'd as the Act directs 20 March 1773."Label TextA group of six men in a choir stall are singing from a book. The choir master at left is playing a wind instrument. In the background, the interior of gothic church is seen with a man and woman in the balcony.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).