The Italian Bird-Catcher
Date1766
Engraver
Johnson
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-228
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Johnson delin.t & fecit./ pub.d accord.g to Act of Parl.t March 17.th 1766/ The Italian Bird-Catcher."Label TextThis print depicts a bird-catcher. He holds a caged bird and a gun.ProvenanceBefore 1980, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1980-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
