THE WANTON COUPLE.
Dateca. 1765
Publisher
Carington Bowles
1724 - 1793
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 14 3/8" x OW: 10 3/8"; Plate H: 13 7/8" x W: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-478
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE WANTON COUPLE./Heighten'd by Bacchus see the Amorous pair, How soft her Looks - how negligent her Air:/Pleasure at present thrills thro' every vein,/But ah! such Transports often end in pain./Printed for Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in S.t Pauls Church Yard London."ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
