The Sleeping Beauty.
Dateca. 1775
After work by
Colson
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Maker
James Wilson
1760 - 1780 fl. ca.
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 16 3/4" x OW: 10 3/4"; Plate H: 14" x W: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-474
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The Sleeping Beauty./ Colson Pinxit./ Jas. Wilson fecit./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller N.o 53 Fleet Street."ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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