TASTING.
Date1784
After work by
John Nixon
Publisher
William Wells
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white stipple engraving with etching and period hand color
DimensionsOH: 9 3/8" x OW: 11 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-472,4
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "TASTING./ 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 TextA large group of men are gathered around a table for a boisterous meal. Food can be seen on the table and on plates. Glasses of drink are on the table and in hands. One man is loading his pockets with excess food. Over the mantle to the rear is a large painting of a man in wig and some sort of order garland, smoking a pipe.ProvenanceBefore 1964, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1964-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
