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The Contemplative Charmer.
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The Contemplative Charmer.

DateJuly 1, 1780
Publisher
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 14 1/2" x OW: 10 1/2"; Plate H: 13 3/4" x W: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1981-208,A
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The/ Contemplative Charmer./ Such are the Charms that flush the Cheek,/ And Sparkle in the Eye,/ So, from the lovely finished form,/ The transient Graces fly./ London, Printed for R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, Map and Printsellers, N.o 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 1.st July, 1780."ProvenanceBefore 1981, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1981-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
KC1973-342
THE/ AMERICAN/ Military Pocket Atlas;/ BEING/ An approved Collection of Correct MAPS,/ BOTH GENERAL AND PARTICULAR,/ OF/ THE BRITISH COLONIES;/ Especially those which now are, or probably may be/ THE THEATRE OF WAR:
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
1776
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THE GYPSIE FORTUNE-TELLER.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
October 1, 1783
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S.r Timothy THICKETS first Reel to LONDON or the Beauties of KINGS PLACE drawing LOTS for a ___.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
April 12, 1781
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A Young Hussey Charging Old Toothless with an Imposibility, or the Cracked Pitcher.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
March 20, 1778
1941-224, Print
A Scene near Cox Heath, or the Enraged Farmer.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
May 1, 1779
Print 1950-105
JACK OAKHAM throwing out A SIGNAL for an ENGAGEMENT.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
May 24, 1781
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SCENE in the SCHOOL for SCANDAL. "Lady Teazel ! by all that's Damnable"
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
Dec. 5, 1783
1955-126, Map
THE THEATRE OF WAR in NORTH AMERICA, with the ROADS and A TABLE OF THE DISTANCES.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
1776
D2005-CMD-586
AN/ EXACT PLAN/ of/ CHARLES-TOWN-BAR and HARBOUR.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
July 17, 1776
1930-607, Print
THE ALTERNATIVE OF WILLIAMS-BURG
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
February 15, 1775
1971-469, Print
ENGLISH FUNN or DOCKING the MACARONI.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
September 14, 1774
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An EXHIBITION of WILD BEASTS or the MACARONI in DISTRESS.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
October 10, 1774