The POWER of MUSIC and BEAUTY.
Date1790
After work by
Robert Pyle
Engraver
James Watson
Publisher
Carington Bowles
1724 - 1793
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 15 3/4" x OW: 11 1/4"; Plate H: 14" x W: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-342
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The POWER of MUSIC and BEAUTY./ R. Pyle Pinx.t/ Ja.s Watson fecit./ The Youthful Buck so stout and Sturdy/ Is tickled by the Hurdy Gurdy;/ But by his Countenance 'tis plain_/ He'd rather play a diff'rent Strain./ Printed for CARINGTON BOWLES, Map & Printseller, at N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, LONDON."ProvenanceBefore 1967, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1967-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
mid-18th century
1810-1825
