Correspondence.
Dateca. 1760
After work by
Philippe Mercier
1689 - 1760
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Engraver
Richard Purcell
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 14 3/4" x OW: 10 5/8"; Plate H: 14" x W: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-495
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Corredpondence./ P. Mercier Pinx.t/ C. Corbutt Fecit./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at N.o 53, Fleet Street."Richard Purcell worked under the name C. Corbutt.ProvenanceBefore 1971, Oestreicher's Prints (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
