Teeth drawn with a Touch.

DateApril 15, 1773

Publisher William Humphrey

Maker James Wilson 1760 - 1780 fl. ca.

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving

DimensionsOH: 13 5/8" x OW: 9 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-287

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Wilson del. et fec.t/ Teeth drawn with a Touch./ Publish'd April 15.th 1773, by W. Humphrey, in S.t Martins Lane."Label TextA Macaroni dentist visits a portly gentleman, in a fashionable drawing room, for the purpose of extracting a tooth. The dentist is dressed in full coat, lace cuffs and a wig with tail. The gentleman being relieved of a tooth is in pain. His wig is dislodged showing part of his head, and he is sweating. A maid leans on a stool with her hands on a table, in the background, watching this operation.ProvenanceBefore 1956, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1956-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).