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).