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1980-231, Print
M.rs Anastatia Robinson
1980-231, Print

M.rs Anastatia Robinson

Date1727
Engraver
After work by 1694 - 1739
Publisher fl. 1754 - ca. 1764
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 17" x OW: 13 1/8" (includes backing/false margins); Plate H: 13 3/4" x W: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-231
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "M.rs Anastatia Robinson/ J. Vanderbank Pinx. 1723/ J. Faber fec. 1727/ When Robinson awakes the warbling Strings,/ And with her heavenly Voice responding Sings;/ The winged Graces float upon the Sound,/ Bless the sweet Airs, and smiling play around./ London Sold by J. Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil."ProvenanceBefore 1980, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1980-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).