THE SIEGE OF BERGEM OP ZOOM

Date1772

Publisher Matthew Darly ca. 1720 - 1780

Publisher M. Darly

Designed and engraved by John Williams fl. 1772

After work by Laurence Sterne 1713-1768

OriginEngland, London

MediumEtching with line engraving

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1973-271

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sterne Inv.t/ J. W.ms Del. et Sc./ THE SIEGE OF BERGEM OP ZOOM./ Pub accord.g to Act. April 1.st 1772 by MDarly (39) Strand."Label TextThis print comments on military affairs by depicting fictional characters of Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim renacting the 1622 Spanish seige of the Dutch town of Bergem Op Zoom during the 80 years war in their parlor. Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim are comic characters from Laurence Sterne's novel "Tristram Shandy."ProvenanceBefore 1973, Simon Emmering [1914-1999] (Amsterdam, The Netherlands); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).