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DOS2005-PC-291
THE CONNOISSEURS.
DOS2005-PC-291

THE CONNOISSEURS.

DateSeptember 1, 1771
Publisher ca. 1720 - 1780
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 11 1/4" x OW: 18 1/8"; Plate H: 10" x W: 14"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-281
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE CONNOISSEURS./ The HEAD is undetermind, some taking it for JULIUS CAESAR, some for HOLIFERNES, others for an ANTIDELUVIAN LAW-GIVER &c./ Pub.d according to Act of Parl.t Sep.r 1.th: 1771. by M. Darly Engraver (39) Strand, where may be had the greatest Variety of Comic Prints, by several Ladies, Gentlemen, and the most Humourous Artists."ProvenanceBefore 1973, Simon Emmering [1914-1999] (Amsterdam, The Netherlands); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).