THE BOSKY MAGISTRATE.

Date1796

After work by J. Nixon

Engraver Zeigler

Publisher William Holland

OriginEngland, London

MediumEtching on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 19 1/2 in (38.73 × 49.53cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-661

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE BOSKY MAGISTRATE./ Drawn by J. Nixon Esq.r/ London Pub. by Will.m Holland N.o 50. Oxford Str.t Nov.r 25.1795./ Engraved by Zeigler/ CUSTOS. NEMO. COMES. TESTIS. SUS. BOSQUE. CANISQUE. rules for the GENDER of NOUNS./ Custos, the Constable. Nemo. alluding to the Lady having no Waist. Comes. her Companion. Sus. a sow Worried by a Dog. Testis. described by the constable as Witness against the two Delinquents. Bosque. the Magistrate/ half Drunk or Bosky. Canisque. the Dog refering to the Guardian of the Night in the Act of making a Seizure."ProvenanceBefore 1967, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1967-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).