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MISS PRATTLE, consulting DOCTOR DOUBLE FEE about her PANTHEON HEAD DRESS
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MISS PRATTLE, consulting DOCTOR DOUBLE FEE about her PANTHEON HEAD DRESS

Date1772
Publisher 1724 - 1793
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with some line engraving with period color
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4" x 10 13/16; Plate: 14" x 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-3325
DescriptionLower margin: "MISS PRATTLE, confulting DOCTOR DOUBLE FEE about her PANTHEON HEAD DRESS. / Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act Direct. / 240."Label TextThe counsellor and his client sit facing one another across a small table. The lady wears a high pyramid hairstyle in the macaroni manner. It is decorated with pearls or beads and a high lace cap with ribbons and lace lappets. The knees of the two touch under the table and his foot is pressed against hers. He wears a legal tie-wig and gown. On the wall reflecting the scene below is a picture of two monkeys on either side of a tea table, also drinking tea.Mark(s)Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs. #240ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).