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THE UNLUCKY SURPRISE; THE BENGALL MINUET
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THE UNLUCKY SURPRISE; THE BENGALL MINUET

DateNovember 1, 1773; November 3, 1773
Engraver ca. 1720 - 1780
MediumBlack and white etching
DimensionsOH: 11 1/4" x OW: 18 3/8"; Plate H: 9 3/4" x W: 7"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-226
DescriptionThe lower margin of the prints read, respectively: "THE UNLUCKY SURPRISE/ Pub. accor.d to Act Nov.r 1, 1773, by M. Darly 39 Strand." and "THE BENGALL MINUET/ Pub'd Accor.d to Act Nov.r 3, 1773, by M. Darly Strand."ProvenanceBefore 1980, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1980-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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Matthew Darly
October 21, 1773; September 9, 1773; October 11, 1773
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Matthew Darly
October 12, 1773
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Matthew Darly
January 4, 1773
DOS2005-PC-316
Matthew Darly
August 11, 1773; January 1, 1774
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October 1, 1773
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Matthew Darly
September 1, 1771
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Matthew Darly
August 22, 1776
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Matthew Darly
1771
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Matthew Darly
October 9, 1772