MAIL COACH BREAKFAST.
DateDecember 23, 1793
Artist/Maker
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 14 5/8" x OW: 9 3/4"; Plate H: 13 3/4" x W: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-291
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "MAIL COACH BREAKFAST./ Published 23.d Dec.r 1793 by Rob.t Sayer & C.o Fleet Street, London."Label TextThree gentlemen and a lady are seated around a small table eating and drinking. A man in the doorway lifting his hat, might well be announcing the fact that it is time to leave. The figures at the table are all dressed in various garments suggesting cold and travel.ProvenanceBefore 1962, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1962-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
April 12, 1781
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
July 17, 1776
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
September 7, 1776
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
May 24, 1781
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
1755-1775
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
March 20, 1778
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
Dec. 5, 1783
