HEARING.

Date1784

Publisher William Wells

After work by John Nixon

OriginEngland, London

MediumEtching and stipple engraving on laid paper with period hand color

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 11 7/8in. (24.1 × 30.2cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-472,1

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "HEARING./ I. Nixon Inv.t et del./ Publish'd April 21.st 1784, by W.m Wells N.o 132 (opposite Salisbury Court) Fleet Street, London."Label TextPart of a series of prints on the senses. A charming scene outside a home. A table has been set up and two men are helping to entertain a group gathered. There are two dancing dolls on the table. Another man with a peg leg stands beside the table playing a fiddle. Two women, one old, one young with a baby in arms stand watching this performance. There is a bird-cage hanging in a tree behind this group. There is also a vase of flowers standing in a window.

ProvenanceBefore 1964, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1964-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).