Frontispiece For the Lond: Mag: 1758.

Date1758

Engraver John Miller

MediumBlack and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 8" x OW: 4 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-134

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "I. Miller. Inv.t delin et Sculp."

Frontispiece for the London Magazine: An old man, probably Father Time, with fallen scythe, and unclothed, has his hands on a globe showing the ocean and North America. A winged woman holding a streamer rests it on his shoulders. It is marked "St. Halo's June 8, Louisbourg July 26, Cherbourg Augt 8, Frontenac Augt 27." Above her on a pedestal is another winged figure with a laurel wreath. On the other side are two women, the one with shield and staff in hand is Britannia. The setting is a kind of vale with houses and rocks in the background.ProvenanceBefore 1960, H. Dunscombe Colt [1901-1973] (New York, NY); before 1960, purchased by the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1960-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).