MODERN LOVE. Plate II. The Elopement.
DateAugust 14, 1765
After work by
John Collet (1725?-1780)
Publisher
T. Bradford
Engraver
John Goldar
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 17 3/4" x OW: 21 3/4"; Plate H: 16" x W: 18 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-100
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The Elopement./ J. Collett pinxit/ J. Goldar Sculpsit./ Engraved after an Original Picture of M.r John Collett, in the Possession of M.r Bradford./ Size of the Picture 3.F.t by 2.f.t-4.In./ Publish'd by T. BRADFORD Fleet street, as the Act directs 14.th August, 1765."ProvenanceBefore 1969, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1969-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
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